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Ten Years of Genomics for Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: What Have We Achieved and Where Are We Heading?

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Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 34))

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The cultivation of mycorrhizal mushrooms and truffles as a multidisciplinary science is at an interesting stage of development. Genomic studies combined with biotechnological advances in tree and fungal micropropogation are propelling the field forward. Two genomes of ectomycorrhizal (EM) species have already been published, and genomes of another 30 have been scheduled for sequencing. Still the pace of genome sequencing is increasing logarithmically as new technologies for high-throughput DNA sequencing are developed. Parallel advances have been made in transcriptomics, proteomics, and computational biology. Although the full impact of these endeavors may not be realized for years or perhaps decades, new suites of molecular and bioinformatic tools for investigating the EM biology, development, and evolution are already emerging and leading to new insights and paradigms on EM symbiosis.

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Acknowledgments

The Mycorrhizal Genome Initiative is supported by INRA, the Region Lorraine Research Council, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientific Focus Area for Genomics Foundational Sciences, the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (Office of Science of the US Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231), and the European Commission.

FM would like to acknowledge the invaluable support of Drs. Igor Grigoriev, David Hibbett, Annegret Kohler, Claude Murat, Emmanuelle Morin, and Kerrie Barry in running the Mycorrhizal Genomics Initiative. FM’s lab is part of the Laboratory of Excellence ARBRE (ANR-12-LABXARBRE-01). GB was supported through the Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Genomic Science Program.

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Martin, F., Bonito, G. (2012). Ten Years of Genomics for Ectomycorrhizal Fungi: What Have We Achieved and Where Are We Heading?. In: Zambonelli, A., Bonito, G. (eds) Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms. Soil Biology, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33823-6_21

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