Fungal ecology in the age of 'omics

New Phytologist 2026 Open access

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Authors: Brontë R. Shelton, Joana Larrere, Diego Yusta Belsham, Marina Omacini, Andrés Argüelles‐Moyao, Erika Buscardo, Danielle Karla Alves da Silva, Xiaoyan Zhao, Naoto Nakamura, Rodolfo Ángeles‐Argáiz, Claudia Paz, Noemí Matías‐Ferrer
+1 more Miranda Mistaya Hart
DOI: 10.1111/nph.70900
Cited by: 3
References: 101

Abstract

The advancement of technology in recent decades has given us an unprecedented ability to observe the natural world. With modern sequencing and bioinformatics technologies, we can obtain more information about the microscopic world, and its interactions with the macroscopic world, than ever before. However, fungal studies that use meta'omic technologies have been sparse compared with bacterial and plant-focused studies. In this review, we highlight the ways that meta'omics can help to address pressing questions in belowground plant-fungal ecology, show consistencies that are emerging - and discrepancies that still exist - among analysis pipelines, and advocate for reporting standards that will allow meta'omic research to more fully benefit fungal ecology.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cell Image Analysis Techniques Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Publication details

Journal / source
New Phytologist
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
250
Issue
2
Pages
822–833
Publication date
11 January 2026
Language
EN