The SFP's new Board of Directors met in Paris and elected its new Executive Committee:
Congrats to Mathias Choquer (@mathiaschoquer.bsky.social), President; Maryam Khalili (@maryamkhalili.bsky.social), Treasurer; and Maël Baudin (@baudinmael.bsky.social), Secretary General.

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Necromass chemistry drives the functional diversity of the necrobiome, resulting in microbe–organic matter feedbacks Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

The first article from Elsa Hilaire’s PhD thesis. The first in a long series...???
"Necromass chemistry drives the functional diversity of the necrobiome, resulting in microbe–organic matter feedbacks"
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@umr-iam.bsky.social Very beautiful sunny day for our mycology lab inventory
"Champignoux day"

Soil phosphate availability drives shifts between arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the dual mycorrhizal plant Quercus serrata Dual mycorrhizal plants are associated with both arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi that differ in cost and effectiveness for nutrient acquisition. Little is known about env.....

Soil phosphate availability drives the shifts in the mycorrhizal types in the dual mycorrhizal Quercus serrata.
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Bienvenue à Laëtitia Minder, nouvelle assistante ingénieure en biochimie et isotopie moléculaire sur la Plateforme @silvatechinrae.bsky.social #silvatech

Plasticity of symbiotroph-saprotroph lifestyles of Piloderma croceum associated with Quercus robur L. - Communications Biology Evidence is provided for plasticity between symbiotrophic and saprotrophic lifestyles of the ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungus Piloderma croceum associated with Quercus robur L., indicating a role for deadw...

Symbiotroph-saprotroph lifestyles of Piloderma croceum: Purahong, W., Tanunchai, B., Ji, L. et al. Plasticity of symbiotroph-saprotroph lifestyles of Piloderma croceum associated with Quercus robur L.. Commun Biol 8, 1344 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Les inscriptions aux JJC 2026 à Aussois sont ouvertes sur le site jjc-aussois.colloque.inrae.fr
Ces journées "interactions plantes-champignons" se dérouleront du 12 au 16 janvier 2026.

ICOM2026 – Call for Symposia Call for Symposia The Call for Symposia at ICOM2026 is open! Download Application Form below Deadline for submission: 15 October 2025 Decision: 1 November 2025 ICOM2026 will host a series of sympos…

The call for #ICOM2026 Symposia applications is now open until October 15.

Please see:
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Save the date.
International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
July 12-17, 2026
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Very proud to see our PhD student, Elsa Hilaire, receive the prize for best oral presentation at #esm2025. Congratulations Elsa!!!

Congratulations Elsa!!!

Fresh new abstract books are waiting for the #esm2025 congress, which starts in a few days. Don’t forget to follow us from Sunday onwards!

Drought mitigation in plants through root exudate-mediated rhizosphere interactions: Opportunities for future research - ScienceDirect •The study showed the role of root exudate in drought stress mitigation. •In drought conditions, increased naringenin and daidzein in exudates to attract diazotrophic bacteria. •Proteoid roots enhance surface area, carboxylic acid release, and phosphorus uptake in drought conditions. •The HvAACT1 gene aids citrate exudation at root apex, boosting elongation of root in drought conditions. •This study is useful in formulating strategies for sustainable environment management.

Drought mitigation in plants through root exudate-mediated rhizosphere interactions: Opportunities for future research - ScienceDirect

Check out this amazing special issue. The editorial from Joe Heitman nicely sets the scene and there are some spectacular reviews from many mycologists. I am glad to have been part of this, including in the 'MyShroom' section! #Fungi

A trait spectrum linking nitrogen acquisition and carbon use of ectomycorrhizal fungi Trait spectra have been used in various branches of ecology to explain and predict patterns of species distributions. Several categorical and continuous traits have been proposed as relevant for ecto...

Should we move beyond categorical traits in ectomycorrhizal fungal ecology? Fifth and final publication from my PhD is just out in @newphyt.bsky.social:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance Li et al. show that drought stress promotes specific microbial and metabolite enrichments in the wheat rhizosphere. These changes enhance plant drought resistance via plant-microbes interactions and h...

Drought-induced plant microbiome and metabolic enrichments improve drought resistance

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The genome sequence of the common hop, Humulus lupulus, is available.
wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-210

Delighted to announce the publication of our new study on N assimilation pathways in Laccaria bicolor & poplar ECM in PlantPhysiology. Special thanks to Feng and Xinyin for their key contributions to this work, which builds upon research I initiated in 1985!

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Anthropization and deforestation illustrated by Marboeuf ("Péyi en retour" - Pompidou, Metz)

New PhD position in our lab (IAM Unit): Elucidating the roles of trees’ Small Secreted Peptides in regulating ectomycorrhizal
symbiosis in response to biotic and abiotic nutritional signals.
Contacts: clemence.bonnot@inrae.fr et claire.veneault-fourrey@inrae.fr

Offre de thèse dans notre groupe (Unité IAM): Etude du rôle des petits peptides sécrétés de l’arbre dans la régulation de la symbiose ectomycorhizienne en réponse au signaux nutritionnels biotiques et abiotiques.
Contacts: clemence.bonnot@inrae.fr et claire.veneault-fourrey@inrae.fr

Phosphorus enrichment mediates the responses of plant lignin and microbial necromass accumulation to nitrogen addition in subalpine forest soil It is widely recognized that increased nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs play critical roles in plant carbon (C) inputs and microbial growth and …

In Geoderma:
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Saprotrophic-mycorrhizal divide in stable isotope composition throughout the whole fungus: from mycelium to hymenophore - Mycorrhiza Mycorrhizal and saprotrophic macromycetes contribute strongly to the carbon and nitrogen cycles of forest ecosystems, often studied by tracing stable isotope composition of carbon and nitrogen. The ph...

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Mycorrhiza—Saprotroph Interactions and Carbon Cycling in the Rhizosphere Increasing atmospheric CO2 may enhance rhizosphere exudation, leading to contrasting effects on belowground processes in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) ecosystems due to their ...

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The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life, from genetic diversity to species and habitat diversity, as well as their interactions. Starting May 1, 2025, or by agreement the research group Ecological Genetics offers a four-month position for a Technical assistant in soil ecology 80-100% (f/m/d) You will participate in a research project on soil biodiversity in forest sites of the Swiss National Forest Inventory. You will carry out laboratory work (measurements of abiotic soil properties) and organize and archive soil samples. You will collect, document and manage data and metadata of soil chemical and soil biological parameters and help with processing of amplicon sequencing data. You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in biology, environmental, natural or soil sciences with a focus on microbiology and/or ecology. You have experience with general biological and biogeochemical laboratory procedures. You are comfortable with curating and managing datasets and samples. Experience with bioinformatic analysis of next-generation sequencing data is a plus. You have good communication and organisational skills and are fluent in German and English, which will help you to communicate in an international team of scientists and technicians. Working independently, flexibly and accurately is a strength, as is working in a team.

#Sciencejob Alert! #Natural #science degree with focus on #microbiology and/or #ecology? 🌱 Experience with lab procedures as well as curation of datasets and samples? 🥼🧪 Our research group #Ecological #Genetics offers a four-month position for a technical assistant. apply.refline.ch/273855/1721/...

#PhD offer at UMR IAM @umr-iam.bsky.social on detoxification systems of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a context of inter-species competition 🍄🌳please contact me by email

📢 Open PhD Position
With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿
Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social
🗓️ Deadline 03/31
More info 👇

Unveiling the Hidden Partnerships of Rare Orchids: A Journey into Symbiotic Mysteries In our new post Kenji Suetsugu, professor at Kobe University (Japan), presents his work ‘Mycorrhizal specialization toward each distinct Oliveonia fungus in two closely related photosynthetic Dacty…

Unveiling the hidden partnerships of rare orchids: A journey into symbiotic mysteries

Kenji Suetsugu discusses symbiotic relationships between #orchids & #mycorrhizal #fungi, & highlights the need to combine multiple techniques to unveil nature's secrets

🧪🌎
functionalecologists.com/2025/03/04/u...

Hépatites aiguës, atteintes psychiatriques, troubles cardiaques… Les compléments alimentaires à base de tamarinier de Malabar sont dangereux pour la santé, alerte l’Anses Censés faire maigrir, les compléments alimentaires contenant du Garcinia cambogia peuvent causer des effets indésirables graves, y compris chez des personnes en bonne santé, selon un avis publié ce 5 mars par l’agence de sécurité sanitaire.

❌ Hépatites aiguës, atteintes psychiatriques, troubles cardiaques… Les compléments alimentaires à base de tamarinier de Malabar sont dangereux pour la santé, alerte l’Anses.

🩺 Censés faire maigrir, ils peuvent causer des effets indésirables graves, y compris chez des personnes en bonne santé.

📣GSBI Speaks is back again in March! Join us to learn about soil inoculation 🦠🍄

March 19, 2025, 9:30 MDT, 11:30 EDT, 15:30 GMT, 16:30 CET

Register here:

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