The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer ( ITS ) region is the primary choice for
molecular identification of fungi. Its two highly variable spacers ( ITS 1 and ITS 2) are usually …

Dark septate root endophytes (DSE) are conidial or sterile fungi (Deuteromycotina, Fungi
Imperfecti) likely to be ascomycetous and colonizing plant roots. They have been reported for …

… ecto- or ectendomycorrhizal (Jumpponen and Trappe 1998a). … were clearly polyphyletic
(Jumpponen and Trappe 1998a). The … Pezizales or Leotiales (Jumpponen and Trappe 1998a). …

… & Jumpponen, unpublished). In a liquid culture system … Caldwell and Jumpponen (2003a)
have also investigated the … Caldwell and Jumpponen (2003b) have also established the …

Insurance effects of biodiversity can stabilize the functioning of multispecies ecosystems
against environmental variability when differential species' responses lead to asynchronous …

Fire frequency is changing globally and is projected to affect the global carbon cycle and
climate 1 , 2 , 3 . However, uncertainty about how ecosystems respond to decadal changes in …

DNA metabarcoding, especially when coupled with high‐through‐put DNA sequencing, is
currently revolutionizing our capacity to assess biodiversity across a full range of taxa and …

Network models of soil and plant microbiomes provide new opportunities for enhancing
disease management, but also challenges for interpretation. We present a framework for …

We studied microbial community composition in a primary successional chronosequence
on the forefront of Lyman Glacier, Washington, United States. We sampled microbial …

Gastrointestinal microbiota play a vital role in maintaining organismal health, through
facilitating nutrient uptake, detoxification and interactions with the immune system. The …