Hot off the press today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, our very latest on Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophyte’ #mycorrhizas! led by Nathan Howard, we show N source preference and exogenous C metabolism by #MFRE: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... short 🧵
Preferential nitrogen and carbon exchange dynamics in Mucoromycotina “fine root endophyte”-plant symbiosis
Mucoromycotina “fine root endophyte” (MFRE) fungi are an understudied group of plant symbionts that regularly co-occur with arbuscular mycorrhizal fun…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Hot off the press today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, our very latest on Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophyte’ #mycorrhizas! led by Nathan Howard, we show N source preference and exogenous C metabolism by #MFRE: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... short 🧵
Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen
Endophytic fungi colonize healthy plant tissues without disease. Ujimatsu et al. reveal
that the fungal transcription factor CtBOT6 triggers the virulence of a root-associated
beneficial endophyte by ...
www.cell.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
A fungal root endophyte functionally complements host immunity and mitigates natural immune variation in Arabidopsis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A fungal root endophyte functionally complements host immunity and mitigates natural immune variation in Arabidopsis
Beneficial root-associated microbes can enhance plant resilience by complementing aspects of host immunity. The fungal root endophyte Serendipita indica (Si) is known to promote plant growth and confe...
www.biorxiv.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A fungal root endophyte functionally complements host immunity and mitigates natural immune variation in Arabidopsis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
the arbuscules of fine root endophyte
March 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
the arbuscules of fine root endophyte
Curious about my PhD research @parkergroup.bsky.social? The paper is available as preprint on bioRxiv now!
🔬 The interaction between scopoletin and fungal endophyte F80 rescues plant growth under iron-limiting conditions by resolving the iron mobility bottleneck.
📝 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🔬 The interaction between scopoletin and fungal endophyte F80 rescues plant growth under iron-limiting conditions by resolving the iron mobility bottleneck.
📝 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host-derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition
Iron acquisition is a critical challenge for plants, especially in iron-deficient soils. Recent research underscores the importance of root-exuded coumarins in modulating the root microbiome community...
www.biorxiv.org
June 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Curious about my PhD research @parkergroup.bsky.social? The paper is available as preprint on bioRxiv now!
🔬 The interaction between scopoletin and fungal endophyte F80 rescues plant growth under iron-limiting conditions by resolving the iron mobility bottleneck.
📝 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🔬 The interaction between scopoletin and fungal endophyte F80 rescues plant growth under iron-limiting conditions by resolving the iron mobility bottleneck.
📝 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
📜 A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization
🧑🔬 Nick Dunken, @algazuccaro.bsky.social, et al.
📔 Cell Host & Microbe
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
🧑🔬 Nick Dunken, @algazuccaro.bsky.social, et al.
📔 Cell Host & Microbe
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization
The intracellular colonization of plant roots by the beneficial fungal endophyte Serendipita indica follows a biphasic strategy, including a host cell…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:13 AM
📜 A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization
🧑🔬 Nick Dunken, @algazuccaro.bsky.social, et al.
📔 Cell Host & Microbe
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
🧑🔬 Nick Dunken, @algazuccaro.bsky.social, et al.
📔 Cell Host & Microbe
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity
Antibacterial and Anticancer Activities of Insulicolides from Streptomyces sp. UL09; An Endophyte of Ulva rigida C. Agardh https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.20.751976v1
September 22, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Antibacterial and Anticancer Activities of Insulicolides from Streptomyces sp. UL09; An Endophyte of Ulva rigida C. Agardh https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.20.751976v1
October 2024, we start getting quite good at fungal endophyte culturing
February 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
October 2024, we start getting quite good at fungal endophyte culturing
@pastures.myatproto.social Festuca idahoensis and F. ovina for real don't have the endophyte that causes fescue foot and reproductive issues???
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@pastures.myatproto.social Festuca idahoensis and F. ovina for real don't have the endophyte that causes fescue foot and reproductive issues???
Fungal endophytes could potentially promote plant resilience to climate change. However, across 3 warming experiments (differing in age/species/climate), warming disrupted plant-fungal endophyte symbiosis, with stronger effects in leaves than roots.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Fungal endophytes could potentially promote plant resilience to climate change. However, across 3 warming experiments (differing in age/species/climate), warming disrupted plant-fungal endophyte symbiosis, with stronger effects in leaves than roots.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We have identified a fungal transcription factor, CtBOT6, as a key regulator of the diverse lifestyles exhibited by the root-associated endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae along the mutualism–parasitism continuum. Congratulation on
@rujimatsu.bsky.social!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@rujimatsu.bsky.social!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen
Endophytic fungi colonize healthy plant tissues without disease. Ujimatsu et al. reveal
that the fungal transcription factor CtBOT6 triggers the virulence of a root-associated
beneficial endophyte by ...
www.cell.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We have identified a fungal transcription factor, CtBOT6, as a key regulator of the diverse lifestyles exhibited by the root-associated endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae along the mutualism–parasitism continuum. Congratulation on
@rujimatsu.bsky.social!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@rujimatsu.bsky.social!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Great to see this really cool story (see quoted post) published in @newphyt.bsky.social!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social!
Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron
#PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social!
Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron
#PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition
August 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Great to see this really cool story (see quoted post) published in @newphyt.bsky.social!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social!
Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron
#PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social!
Plant-Scopoletin-Fungal Endophyte-Iron
#PlantScience #Coumarin #PlantImmunity #PlantNutrition
A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization
Dunken and colleagues find that the beneficial root endophytic fungus Serendipita
indica secretes two effector enzymes into the host apoplast to produce deoxyadenosine
(dAdo). dAdo triggers host cell ...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Pre-order is up: sunpeople.bandcamp.com/album/endoph...
Endophyte EP, by Sun People x Other Worlds
4 track album
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February 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Pre-order is up: sunpeople.bandcamp.com/album/endoph...
Comparative transcriptomics reveal contrasting fungal strategies in a plant pathogen versus an endophyte during initial host colonization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.17.628946v1
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Comparative transcriptomics reveal contrasting fungal strategies in a plant pathogen versus an endophyte during initial host colonization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.17.628946v1
Our latest paper is online:
"A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization".
Two fungal enzymes acting cooperatively are key players in this process.
Thanks to the fantastic team of scientists. 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization".
Two fungal enzymes acting cooperatively are key players in this process.
Thanks to the fantastic team of scientists. 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 27, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Our latest paper is online:
"A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization".
Two fungal enzymes acting cooperatively are key players in this process.
Thanks to the fantastic team of scientists. 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization".
Two fungal enzymes acting cooperatively are key players in this process.
Thanks to the fantastic team of scientists. 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
NEWS & VIEWS: Beach grass to Brassicas: A novel salt-tolerant endophyte finds new roots (James M Bradley) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Beach grass to Brassicas: A novel salt-tolerant endophyte finds new roots
During domestication, crops were selected for high yield under favorable soil conditions (Shannon 1997). Today, however, persistent irrigation has rendered
doi.org
March 31, 2026 at 12:02 PM
NEWS & VIEWS: Beach grass to Brassicas: A novel salt-tolerant endophyte finds new roots (James M Bradley) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
Penicillium twins... or minions? 😊🍄
I love how this endophyte grew up together!
I pipetted the same water stock on the same plate, on two different spots, and magic happened!
www.FungalGalaxies.com
#sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky
I love how this endophyte grew up together!
I pipetted the same water stock on the same plate, on two different spots, and magic happened!
www.FungalGalaxies.com
#sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky
April 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Penicillium twins... or minions? 😊🍄
I love how this endophyte grew up together!
I pipetted the same water stock on the same plate, on two different spots, and magic happened!
www.FungalGalaxies.com
#sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky
I love how this endophyte grew up together!
I pipetted the same water stock on the same plate, on two different spots, and magic happened!
www.FungalGalaxies.com
#sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky
Super excited to share that my PhD research paper is finally out!
@newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@parkergroup.bsky.social
@newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@parkergroup.bsky.social
Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host‐derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition
Iron acquisition is a critical challenge for plants, especially in iron-deficient soils. Recent research underscores the importance of root-exuded coumarins in modulating the root microbiome communi.....
doi.org
August 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Super excited to share that my PhD research paper is finally out!
@newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@parkergroup.bsky.social
@newphyt.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
@parkergroup.bsky.social
Or presumably, that should be endophyte. I guess it has reached that position by growing through the tree’s (perhaps decaying) tissue rather than a chance windblown seed.
March 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Or presumably, that should be endophyte. I guess it has reached that position by growing through the tree’s (perhaps decaying) tissue rather than a chance windblown seed.
arbuscules of fine root endophyte
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
arbuscules of fine root endophyte
Reading in journal club:
@beabock.bsky.social et al. in @commsbio.nature.com
Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@beabock.bsky.social et al. in @commsbio.nature.com
Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor - Communications Biology
A lab experiment shows that Dark Septate Endophytes can form common fungal networks between plants, increasing biomass and enabling water movement, suggesting that non-mycorrhizal fungi may contribute...
www.nature.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reading in journal club:
@beabock.bsky.social et al. in @commsbio.nature.com
Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@beabock.bsky.social et al. in @commsbio.nature.com
Evidence for common fungal networks among plants formed by a Dark Septate Endophyte in Sorghum bicolor
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
📜 Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host-derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition
🧑🔬 @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMetabolites
🧑🔬 @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMetabolites
Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host-derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
www.biorxiv.org
June 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📜 Cooperation between a root fungal endophyte and host-derived coumarin scopoletin mediates Arabidopsis iron nutrition
🧑🔬 @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMetabolites
🧑🔬 @laravdijck.bsky.social, @parkergroup.bsky.social, et al.
📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMetabolites
Can't think of a better way to spend #InternationalMicroorganismDay than sampling roots in the woods! 🌳🌲
Officially starting our 🍄 endophyte collection from pine and oak species at the avocado expansion border 🥑
Officially starting our 🍄 endophyte collection from pine and oak species at the avocado expansion border 🥑
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Can't think of a better way to spend #InternationalMicroorganismDay than sampling roots in the woods! 🌳🌲
Officially starting our 🍄 endophyte collection from pine and oak species at the avocado expansion border 🥑
Officially starting our 🍄 endophyte collection from pine and oak species at the avocado expansion border 🥑
And who is this root endophyte? #Trichoderma 💚🍄🟫
A root symbiotic endophyte reprograms tomato polyamine network to confer herbivore resistance. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.700540v1
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 AM
And who is this root endophyte? #Trichoderma 💚🍄🟫