From: Treseder KK, Lennon JT. 2015. Fungal traits that drive ecosystem dynamics on land. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 79:243-262. Budding growth forms—typical of yeasts—tend to allow better stress tolerance (Whiteway and Bachewich 2007), perhaps because each cell is encased in a protective cell wall. In contrast, in many filamentous fungi, cells can be connected, allowing […]
Fungal traits
Fungal genes for ecosystem-related traits
From: Treseder KK, Lennon JT. 2015. Fungal traits that drive ecosystem dynamics on land. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 79:243-262. Functional genes can indicate the genetic potential of fungal taxa to carry particular traits, and they are especially informative if their function has been empirically verified in mutant or transcription assays in at least one fungus […]