Impact of model assumptions on the inference of the evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in fungi

Abstract Ectomycorrhiza (ECM) is a symbiotic relation between plant and fungi that is essential for nutrient uptake of many stand forming trees. There are two conflicting views about the evolution of ECM in fungi suggesting (1) relatively few transitions to ECM followed by reversals to non-ECM, or (...

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Main Authors: Sanea Sheikh, Faheema Kalsoom Khan, Mohammad Bahram, Martin Ryberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26514-2