Selected Recent Publications

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2007

Anderson, I. C. & Cairney, J. W. G. (2007). Ectomycorrhizal fungi: exploring the mycelial frontier. FEMS Microbiology Reviews In press [doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00073.x].

Millard, P., Sommerkorn, M. & Grelet, G. A. (2007). Tansley Review: Environmental change and carbon limitation in trees: a biochemical, ecophysiological and ecosystem appraisal. New Phytologist In press [doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02079.x].

Fransson, P. M. A., Anderson, I. C. & Alexander, I. J. (2007). Does carbon partitioning in ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings under elevated CO2 vary with fungal species? Plant & Soil In press.

Anderson, I. C., Bastias, B. A., Genney, D. R., Parkin, P. I. & Cairney, J. W. G. (2007). Basidiomycete fungal communities in Australian sclerophyll forest soil are altered by repeated prescribed burning. Mycological Research In press.

Saari, T. A., Saari, S. K., Campbell, C. D., Alexander, I. J. & Anderson, I. C. (2007). FragMatch – a program for the analysis of DNA fragment data. Mycorrhiza In press.

Izumi, H., Moore, E. R. B., Killham, K., Alexander, I. J. & Anderson, I. C. (2007). Characterisation of endobacterial communities in ectomycorrhizas by DNA and RNA based molecular methods. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 39: 891-899.

Anderson, I. C. & Parkin, P. I. (2007). Detection of active soil fungi by RT-PCR amplification of precursor rRNA molecules. Journal of Microbiological Methods 68: 248-253.

2006

Anderson, I. C. (2006). Molecular ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities: new frontiers. In: Molecular approaches to soil, rhizosphere and plant microorganism analysis (ed. J. E. Cooper & J. R. Rao), CABI, Wallingford, UK. pp 183-197.

Foereid B, Dawson LA, Johnson D & Rangel-Castro JI (2006) Fate of carbon in upland grassland subjected to liming using in situ 13CO2 pulse-labelling. Plant & Soil. In press.

Genney, D. R., Anderson, I. C. & Alexander, I. J. 2006. Fine scale distribution of pine ectomycorrhizas and their extramatrical mycelium. New Phytologist 170: 381-390.

Izumi, H., Anderson, I. C., Alexander, I. J., Killham, K. & Moore, E. R. B. 2006. Endobacteria in some ectomycorrhiza of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). FEMS Microbiology Ecology 56: 34-43.

Izumi, H., Anderson, I. C., Alexander, I. J., Killham, K. & Moore, E. R. B. 2006. Diversity and expression of nitrogenase genes (nifH) associated with ectomycorrhizas of Corsican pine (Pinus nigra). Environmental Microbiology 8: 2224-2230.

Leake JR, Ostle NJ, Rangel-Castro JI & Johnson D (2006) Carbon fluxes from plants through soil organisms determined by field 13CO2 pulse-labelling in an upland grassland. Applied Soil Ecology. In press.

Singh, B. K., Nazaries, L., Munro, S., Anderson, I. C. & Campbell, C. D. 2006. Multiplex-terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for rapid and simultaneous analysis of different components of the soil microbial community. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 72: 7278-7285.

2005

Alexander IJ & Lee Su See (2005) Mycorrhizas and ecosystem processes in tropical rain forest: implications for diversity. In Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (Eds D.Burslem ,M.Pinard & S.Hartley) Cambridge University Press. p 165-203.

Fomina MA, Alexander IJ, Colpaert JV, Gadd GM 2005 Solubilization of toxic metal minerals and metal tolerance of mycorrhizal fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37, 851-866.

Grelet G-A, Meharg A A, Alexander IJ. (2005) Carbon availability affects nitrogen source utilisation by Hymenoscyphus ericae. Mycological Research 109, 469-477.

Johnson D (2005) Underworld Connections. Biologist 52, 155-160.

Johnson, D., IJdo, M., Genney, D. R., Anderson, I. C. & Alexander, I. J. 2005. How do plants regulate the function, community structure and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi? Journal of Experimental Botany 56: 1751-1760.

Johnson D, Krsek M, Wellington EMH, Stott AW, Cole L, Bardgett RD, Read DJ, Leake JR (2005) Soil invertebrates disrupt carbon flow through fungal networks. Science 309: 1047-1047.

Johnson D., Leake, J. R. & Read, D. J. 2005. Liming and nitrogen fertilisation affects phosphatase activities, microbial biomass and mycorrhizal colonisation in upland grassland. Plant and Soil 271: 157-164.

Kõljalg U, Larsson K-H, Abarenkov K, Nilsson RH, Alexander IJ, Eberhardt U, Erland S, Høiland K, Kjøller R, Larsson E, Pennanen T, Sen R, Taylor AFS, Tedersoo L, Vrålstad T, Ursing BM. 2005. UNITE: a database providing web-based methods for the molecular identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist 166, 1063-1068.

Saari, S. K., Russell, J., Campbell, C. D., Alexander, I. J. & Anderson, I. C. 2005. Pine microsatellite markers allow roots and ectomycorrhizas to be linked to individual trees. New Phytologist 165: 295-304.

2004

Alexander, I. J. & Lee Su See (2004) Mycorrhizas and ecosystem processes in tropical rain forest: implications for diversity. In Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (Eds D.Burslem ,M.Pinard & S.Hartley) Cambridge University Press. In press

Anderson, I. C. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2004. Diversity and ecology of soil fungal communities: increased understanding through the application of molecular techniques. Environmental Microbiology 6: 769-779. [PDF 103KB]

Fransson, P. M. A. 2004. Russula decolorans Fr. + Pinus sylvestris L. Karst. Descriptions of Ectomycorrhizae 7. In press.

Fransson, P. M. A. 2004. Craterellus tubaeformis (Fr.) Quél. (syn. Cantharellus tubaeformis Fr.: Fr.) + Quercus robur L. Descriptions of Ectomycorrhizae 7. In press

Fransson, P. M. A., Finlay, R. D. & Taylor, A. F. S. 2004. Mycelial production, spread and root colonisation of the ectomycorrhizal fungi Hebeloma crustuliniforme and Paxillus involutus under elevated atmospheric CO2. Mycorrhiza 14(2). In press.

Genney, D. R., Killham, K., Alexander, I. J. & Meharg, A. A. 2004. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation is retarded in a Scots pine ectomycorrhizosphere. New Phytologist 163: 641-649.

Juuti, J., Jokela, S., Paulin, L., Timonen, S. & Sen, R. (2004). Suillus bovinus glutamine synthetase gene organisation, transcription and enzyme activities in the Scots pine mycorrhizosphere developed on forest humus. New Phytologist In press

Leake JR, Johnson D, Donnelly DP, Muckle G, Boddy L & Read DJ. Networks of power and influence-the role of mycorrhizal mycelium in controlling plant communities and agroecosystem functioning. Canadian Journal of Botany 82: 1016-1045.

Leake JR, Johnson D, Donnelly DP, Boddy L & Read DJ. Is diversity of mycorrhizal fungi important for ecosystem functioning? BES Special Publication on Soil Biodiversity & Function (Eds. D Hopkins and R Bardgett) In press.

Moora, M., Öpik, M., Sen, R. & Zobel, M. (2004). Rare vs. common Pulsatilla spp. seedling performance with AM mycorrhizal inoculum from contrasting native habitats. Functional Ecology 18: 554-562

Moyersoen, B and Beever, RE (2004). Abundance and characteristics of Pisolithus ectomcorrhizas in New Zealand geothermal areas. Mycologia In press

Villarreal-Ruiz, L., Anderson, I. C. & Alexander, I. J. 2004. The interaction between an isolate from the Hymenoscyphus ericae aggregate and roots of Pinus and Vaccinium. New Phytologist 164:183-192.

Heinonsalo, J., Hurme, K.-R. and Sen, R. (2004). Recent 14C-labelled assimilate allocation to Scots pine seedling root and mycorrhizosphere compartments developed on reconstructed podzol humus, E-and B-mineral horizons. Plant and Soil 259:111-121

Hoffland, E., Kuyper, T., Wallander, H., Plassard, C., Gorbushina, A., Haselwandter, K., Holmström, S., Landeweert, R., Lundström, U., Rosling, A., Sen, R., Smits, M., van Hees, P. & van Breemen, N. (2004). The role of fungi in weathering Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2: 258-264

Johnson D, Vandenkoornhuyse PJ, Leake JR, Gilbert LA, Booth RE, Grime JP, Young JPW & Read DJ. (2004) Plant communities affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community composition in grassland microcosms. New Phytologist 161, 503-516.

2003

Anderson, I. C., Campbell, C. D. & Prosser, J. I. 2003. Diversity of fungi in organic soils under a moorland-Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) gradient. Environmental Microbiology 5: 1121-1132.

Anderson, I. C., Campbell, C. D. & Prosser, J. I. 2003. Potential bias of fungal 18S rDNA and ITS PCR primers for estimating fungal biodiversity in environmental samples. Environmental Microbiology 5: 36-47.

Bomberg, M., Jurgens, G., Saano, A., Sen, R. and Timonen, S. (2003). Nested PCR detection of Archaea in defined compartments of pine mycorrhizospheres developed on boreal forest humus microcosms. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 43: 163-171

Grönberg, H., Paulin, L. and Sen, R. (2003). ITS probe development for specific detection of Rhizoctonia spp. and Suillus bovinus based on Southern blot and liquid hybridization-fragment length polymorphism. Mycological Research 107: 428-438

Hitchcock, C. J., Chambers, S. M., Anderson, I. C. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2003. Discrimination of Pisolithus albus and P. microcarpus isolates using simple sequence repeat markers. Mycological Research 107: 699-706.

Moyersoen, B; Beever, RE and Martin, F (2003). Genetic diversity of Pisolithus indicates multiple long-distance dispersal from Australia. New Phytologist 160(3). 569-579.

Öpik, M., Moora, M., Liira, J., Kõljalg, U., Zobel, M. and Sen, R. (2003). Divergent arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities colonize roots of Pulsatilla spp. in boreal Scots pine forest and grassland soils. New Phytologist 160: 581-593

Ryman S, Fransson P, Johannesson H & Danell E. 2003. Albatrellus citrinus sp. nov., connected to Picea abies on lime rich soils. Mycological Research 107: 1243-1246.

Taylor AFS, Fransson PMA, Högberg P, Högberg M & Plamboeck AH. 2003. Species level patterns in 13C and 15N abundance of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal sporocarps. New Phytologist 159(3): 757-774.

2002

Johnson D, Leake JR & Read DJ. (2002). Transfer of recent photosynthate into mycorrhizal mycelium of an upland grassland: short-term respiratory losses and accumulation of 14C. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 34, 1521-1524.

Johnson D, Leake JR, Ostle N, Ineson P & Read DJ. (2002). In situ 13CO2 pulse-labelling of upland grassland demonstrates a rapid pathway of carbon flux from arbuscular mycorrhizal mycelium to the soil. New Phytologist 153, 327-334.

Kõljalg, U., Tammi, H., Timonen, S., Agerer, R. and Sen, R. (2002). ITS rDNA sequence-based phylogenetic analysis of Tomemtellopsis species from boreal and temperate forests, and the identification of Pink-type ectomycorrhizas. Mycological Progress 1: 81-92

Selosse, M-A; Bauer, R and Moyersoen, B (2002). Heterobasidiomycetes belonging to the Sebacinaceae are ectomycorrhizal on temperate deciduous trees in silva: microscopic and molecular evidence New Phytologist 155. 183-195.

2001

Anderson, I. C., Chambers, S. M. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2001. ITS-RFLP and ITS sequence diversity in Pisolithus from central and eastern Australian sclerophyll forests. Mycological Research 105: 1304-1312.

Anderson, I. C., Chambers, S. M. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2001. Variation in nitrogen source utilization by Pisolithus isolates maintained in axenic culture. Mycorrhiza 11: 53-56.

Anderson, I. C., Chambers, S. M. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2001. Distribution and persistence of Australian Pisolithus spp. genets at native sclerophyll field sites. Mycological Research 105: 971-976.

Anderson, I. C., Chambers, S. M. & Cairney, J. W. G. 2001. Characteristics of glutamine uptake by two Australian Pisolithus species. Mycological Research 105: 977-982.

Fransson PMA, Taylor AFS & Finlay RD. 2001. Responses of the ectomycorrhizal community colonising roots of 37-year-old Norway spruce trees exposed to elevated CO2. New Phytologist 152: 431-442.

Genney, DR; Hartley, SE & Alexander, IJ (2001) Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization increases with host density in a heathland community. New Phytologist. 152. 355-363

Heinonsalo, J., Jørgensen, K. and Sen, R. (2001). Microcosm-based analyses of Scots pine seedling growth, ectomycorrhizal fungal community structure and bacterial carbon utilisation profiles in boreal forest humus and underlying illuvial mineral horizons. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 36: 73-84

Johnson D, Leake JR & Read DJ. (2001). Novel in-growth core system enables functional studies of grassland mycorrhizal mycelial networks. New Phytologist 152, 555-562.

Moyersoen, B; Becker, P and Alexander, IJ (2001). Are Ectomycorrhizas more abundant than arbuscular mycorrhizas in tropical heath forests? New Phytologist 150. 591-599.

Paterson, L. Mutch, P. Dhillon, R. & Harrier, L.A. (2001) Isolation and study of carbon sensing gene homologues from the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae. Plant microbial interactions. Positive interactions in relation to crop production and utilisation, Aspects of Applied Biology, 63, 111-116.

Sen, R. (2001). Multitrophic interactions between a Rhizoctonia sp. and mycorrhizal fungi affect Scots pine seedling performance in nursery soil. New Phytologist 152:543-553

Tammi, H., Timonen, S. and Sen, R. (2001). Spatiotemporal colonization of Scots pine roots by introduced and indigenous ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest humus and nursery Sphagnum peat microcosms. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 31:746-756.

2000

Fransson PMA, Taylor AFS & Finlay RD. 2000. Effects of continuous optimal fertilisation upon a Norway spruce ectomycorrhizal community. Tree Physiology 20: 599-606.

Genney, DR; Alexander, IJ & Hartley, SE (2000) Exclusion of grass roots from soil organic layers by Calluna: the role of ericoid mycorrhizas. Journal of Experimental Botany. 51. 1117-1125 .

Heinonsalo, J., Jørgensen, K., Haahtela, K. & Sen, R. (2000). Effects of Pinus sylvestris root growth and mycorrhizosphere development on bacterial carbon source utilization and hydrocarbon oxidation in forest and petroleum contaminated soils. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 46: 451-464

Kõljalg U, Dahlberg A, Taylor AFS, Larsson E, Hallenberg N, Stenlid J, Larsson K-H, Fransson PMA, Kårén O, & Jonsson L. 2000. Diversity and abundance of resupinate thelephoroid fungi as ectomycorrhizal symbionts in Swedish boreal forests. Molecular Ecology 9: 1985-1996.

Newbery D, Alexander I J & Rother J (2000) Does proximity to conspecific adults influence the establishment of ectomycorrhizal tree species in an African rain forest? New Phytologist 147, 401-409.

Sen, R. (2000). Commentary: Budgeting for the wood-wide web. New Phytologist 145: 161-163.