The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis

The fungus Laccaria bicolor — seen in its above-ground fruiting body presence as the 'bicoloured deceiver' mushroom — lives symbiotically on the roots of trees. Its genome has now been sequenced, and the key features of the genome characterized by transcript profiling. The study throws light on the mechanism of mycorrhizal symbiosis, the union of roots and soil fungi that is of vital important to plant productivity. And it will be of keen interest to evolutionary and plant biologists for its revelations about plant–fungus interactions shaping genomes over time. The genome of the fungus Laccaria bicolor is described; it is of keen interest to evolutionary and plant biologists for its revelations about…

• NS
  National Science Foundation
• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy
• EC
  European Commission
• V
  Vetenskapsrådet
• IN
  Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
• OO
  Office of Science
• BA
  Biological and Environmental Research
• LL
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• LB
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• LA
  Los Alamos National Laboratory