Glomalin – Truths, myths, and the future of this elusive soil glycoprotein

Dead Rhizophagus irregularis biomass mysteriously stimulates plant growth

(2020) Jan Jansa et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Soil organic carbon, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and soil structural stability as affected by previous and current land-use

(2020) M. Redmile-Gordon et al.   GEODERMA

Functions and Application of Glomalin-Related Soil Proteins: A Review

(2019) Wei-Qin Gao et al.   Sains Malaysiana

Bacteria and archaea on Earth and their abundance in biofilms

(2019) Hans-Curt Flemming et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Revisiting the ‘direct mineral cycling’ hypothesis: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonize leaf litter, but why?

(2019) Rebecca A. Bunn et al.   ISME Journal

Glomalin gene as molecular marker for functional diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil

(2019) Franco Magurno et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Phosphorus forms affect the hyphosphere bacterial community involved in soil organic phosphorus turnover

(2019) Fei Wang et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Combining cover crops and low nitrogen fertilization improves soil supporting functions

(2019) Silvina Beatriz Restovich et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi and glomalin-related soil protein drive the distributions of carbon and nitrogen in a large scale

(2019) Xiang Li et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

The extraradical proteins of Rhizophagus irregularis: A shotgun proteomics approach

(2019) Chelsea L. Murphy et al.   Fungal Biology

Signal beyond nutrient, fructose, exuded by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus triggers phytate mineralization by a phosphate solubilizing bacterium

(2018) Lin Zhang et al.   ISME Journal

Utilization of organic nitrogen by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi—is there a specific role for protists and ammonia oxidizers?

(2018) Petra Bukovská et al.   MYCORRHIZA

Unity in diversity: structural and functional insights into the ancient partnerships between plants and fungi

(2018) Katie J. Field et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity

(2018) Mark C. Brundrett et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nutrient demand and fungal access to resources control the carbon allocation to the symbiotic partners in tripartite interactions of Medicago truncatula

(2018) Arjun Kafle et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Long-term fertilization effects on soil organic carbon sequestration in an Inceptisol

(2018) Avijit Ghosh et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Contribution of glomalin to dissolve organic carbon under different land uses and seasonality in dry tropics

(2017) Ashutosh Kumar Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Xyloglucan is released by plants and promotes soil particle aggregation

(2017) Andrew F. Galloway et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arbuscular mycorrhiza-specific enzymes FatM and RAM2 fine-tune lipid biosynthesis to promote development of arbuscular mycorrhiza

(2017) Armando Bravo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Carbon flow from plant to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is reduced under phosphorus fertilization

(2017) Tereza Konvalinková et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Effect of different agricultural management practices on soil biological parameters including glomalin fraction

(2017) Gałązka Anna et al.   PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Determination of glomalin in agriculture and forest soils by near-infrared spectroscopy

(2017) Zbíral Jiří et al.   PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and glomalin under Psammochloa villosa along a typical dune in desert, North China

(2017) Yajuan Zhang et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Soil biota contributions to soil aggregation

(2017) Anika Lehmann et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Elevated CO 2 increases glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) in the rhizosphere of Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings in Pb- and Cd-contaminated soils

(2016) Xia Jia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Effect of long term land use systems on fractions of glomalin and soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plain

(2016) Ashutosh Kumar Singh et al.   GEODERMA

Common mycorrhizal networks amplify competition by preferential mineral nutrient allocation to large host plants

(2016) Joanna Weremijewicz et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Exogenous easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein promotes soil aggregation, relevant soil enzyme activities and plant growth in trifoliate orange

(2016) S. Wang et al.   PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT

Protease encoding microbial communities and protease activity of the rhizosphere and bulk soils of two maize lines with different N uptake efficiency

(2016) Divyashri Baraniya et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Plant-fungus competition for nitrogen erases mycorrhizal growth benefits ofAndropogon gerardiiunder limited nitrogen supply

(2016) David Püschel et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Soil Fungal:Bacterial Ratios Are Linked to Altered Carbon Cycling

(2016) Ashish A. Malik et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Protein Degradation Ability Predicted by Soil Organic Nitrogen Availability

(2015) Francois Rineau et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Do arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi stabilize litter-derived carbon in soil?

(2015) Erik Verbruggen et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Mono-, di- and trimethylated homologues of isoprenoid tetraether lipid cores in archaea and environmental samples: mass spectrometric identification and significance

(2015) Chris Knappy et al.   JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY

Alleviation of salt stress in maize plant by co-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20

(2015) Youngwook Lee et al.   Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry

Soil organic matter quantity and quality shape microbial community compositions of subtropical broadleaved forests

(2015) Junjun Ding et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Soil organic matter and the extracellular microbial matrix show contrasting responses to C and N availability

(2015) M.A. Redmile-Gordon et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce decomposition of woody plant litter while increasing soil aggregation

(2015) E.F. Leifheit et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Glomalin-related soil protein responses to elevated CO2 and nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest: Potential consequences for soil carbon accumulation

(2015) Jing Zhang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil aggregation: Influence on microbial biomass and implications for biological processes

(2015) Vadakattu V.S.R. Gupta et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Nitrogen Uptake of Plants: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

(2015) Heike Bücking et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Organic amendment effects on aggregate-associated organic C, microbial biomass C and glomalin in agricultural soils

(2014) Xiaoke Zhang et al.   CATENA

Exploring the transfer of recent plant photosynthates to soil microbes: mycorrhizal pathway vs direct root exudation

(2014) Christina Kaiser et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fungal nutrient allocation in common mycorrhizal networks is regulated by the carbon source strength of individual host plants

(2014) Carl R. Fellbaum et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Measuring the soil-microbial interface: Extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from soil biofilms

(2014) M.A. Redmile-Gordon et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Changes in microbial communities and carbohydrate profiles induced by the mycorrhizal fungus (Glomus intraradices) in rhizosphere of olive trees (Olea europaea L.)

(2013) Beligh Mechri et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Manipulation of rhizosphere organisms to enhance glomalin production and C sequestration: Pitfalls and promises

(2013) F. L. Walley et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE

An arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus significantly modifies the soil bacterial community and nitrogen cycling during litter decomposition

(2013) Erin E. Nuccio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Proteome profiling of the dimorphic fungusPenicillium marneffeiextracellular proteins and identification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as an important adhesion factor for conidial attachment

(2013) Susanna K. P. Lau et al.   FEBS Journal

Fungal and bacterial utilization of organic substrates depends on substrate complexity and N availability

(2013) Marianne Koranda et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Common arbuscular mycorrhizal networks amplify competition for phosphorus between seedlings and established plants

(2013) Marie P. Merrild et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

(2013) E. Tisserant et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Decomposition and the contribution of glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) in heavy metal sequestration: Field experiment

(2013) Zhipeng Wu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Mycorrhizal hyphae as ecological niche for highly specialized hypersymbionts – or just soil free-riders?

(2013) Jan Jansa et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Influence of earthworms and termites on runoff and erosion in a tropical steep slope fallow in Vietnam: A rainfall simulation experiment

(2012) Pascal Jouquet et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Bacillus subtilis Associated with Minerals Modify the Extent and Rate of Heavy Metal Sorption

(2012) Robert Mikutta et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Patterns of soil organic carbon, glomalin and structural stability in abandoned Mediterranean terraced lands

(2012) M. Emran et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity, external mycelium length, and glomalin-related soil protein content in response to long-term fertilizer management

(2012) Jue Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Mycorrhizal Networks: Common Goods of Plants Shared under Unequal Terms of Trade

(2012) F. Walder et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Stabilisation of soil against wind erosion by six saprotrophic fungi

(2012) Judith M. Tisdall et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effect of carbonates on the hierarchical model of aggregation in calcareous semi-arid Mediterranean soils

(2011) Oihane Fernández-Ugalde et al.   GEODERMA

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN REVEGETATED MINED DUNES

(2011) R. G. de Souza et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

Symbiont identity matters: carbon and phosphorus fluxes between Medicago truncatula and different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

(2011) Mark Lendenmann et al.   MYCORRHIZA

The Influence of Different Stresses on Glomalin Levels in an Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus—Salinity Increases Glomalin Content

(2011) Edith C. Hammer et al.   PLoS One

Effects of different tillage system on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal propagules and physical properties in a Mediterranean agroecosystem in central Chile

(2011) Gustavo Curaqueo et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Glomalin related soil protein, carbon, nitrogen and soil aggregate stability as affected by land use variation in the humid forest zone of south Cameroon

(2011) R. Fokom et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Molecular detection and characterisation of fungal heat shock protein 60

(2010) Reinhard B. Raggam et al.   MYCOSES

Positive effects of organic farming on below-ground mutualists: large-scale comparison of mycorrhizal fungal communities in agricultural soils

(2010) Erik Verbruggen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Substantial nitrogen acquisition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from organic material has implications for N cycling

(2010) A. Hodge et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Soil type and land use intensity determine the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities

(2010) Fritz Oehl et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The fat that matters: Soil food web analysis using fatty acids and their carbon stable isotope signature

(2010) Liliane Ruess et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Glomalin-related soil protein contains non-mycorrhizal-related heat-stable proteins, lipids and humic materials

(2010) Adam W. Gillespie et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effect of Organic Farming on Spore Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Glomalin in Soil

(2010) Ji-Eun Lee et al.   MYCOBIOLOGY

Soil aggregation and carbon sequestration are tightly correlated with the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: results from long-term field experiments

(2009) Gail W. T. Wilson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mechanisms that promote bacterial fitness in fungal-affected soil microhabitats

(2009) Rashid Nazir et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Impact of roots, mycorrhizas and earthworms on soil physical properties as assessed by shrinkage analysis

(2009) R. Milleret et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

‘Glomus intraradicesDAOM197198’, a model fungus in arbuscular mycorrhiza research, is notGlomus intraradices

(2009) Herbert Stockinger et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Resource stoichiometry elucidates the structure and function of arbuscular mycorrhizas across scales

(2009) Nancy Collins Johnson   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant-microbe-soil interactions in the rhizosphere: an evolutionary perspective

(2009) Hans Lambers et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Changes in soil aggregation and glomalin-related soil protein content as affected by the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species Glomus mosseae and Glomus intraradices

(2009) Stefano Bedini et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

An AM fungus and a PGPR intensify the adverse effects of salinity on the stability of rhizosphere soil aggregates of Lactuca sativa

(2009) Josef Kohler et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effect of Compost Application on Some Properties of a Volcanic Soil from Central South Chile

(2009) Pedro José Valarini et al.   Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils?

(2008) Bernd Marschner et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Arbuscular mycorrhiza: the mother of plant root endosymbioses

(2008) Martin Parniske   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Intraradical protein and glomalin as a tool for quantifying arbuscular mycorrhizal root colonization

(2008) Carl L. Rosier et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Disentangling the impact of AM fungi versus roots on soil structure and water transport

(2008) Paul D. Hallett et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant-driven selection of microbes

(2008) Anton Hartmann et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Glomalin-related soil protein in a Mediterranean ecosystem affected by a copper smelter and its contribution to Cu and Zn sequestration

(2008) Pablo Cornejo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The contribution of glomalin-related soil protein to Pb and Zn sequestration in polluted soil

(2007) D. Vodnik et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Immuno-cytolocalization of glomalin in the mycelium of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

(2007) S PURIN et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Re-examining the glomalin-purity of glomalin-related soil protein fractions through immunochemical, lectin-affinity and soil labelling experiments

(2007) A BOLLIGER et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Glomalin extraction and measurement

(2007) David P. Janos et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY