Who else find dimorphism in AMF super cool? Here is Ambispora leptoticha forming in the same culture acaulosporoid and glomoid spores. Is there an ecological or evolutionary advantage to produce both morphotypes? Enjoy the weekend!!

Happy to share the ideas I have been brewing with Sidney Stürmer et al. great colleagues working on #AMF traits. 'Establishing a Standardized Approach for Elucidating Glomeromycota Life-History Traits: Advancing Consistency in Mycorrhizal Fungi Research.' doi.org/10.22541/au.17…

Wonderful week, with super interesting discussions about microorganisms in agriculture. I appreciate the opportunity!

ESALQ/USP

First results on the study of AMF traits in Claroideoglomeraceae being presented at VI Symposium on Agriculture Microbiology by Lidia Lídia Klestadt Laurindo in collaboration with Pedro M. Antunes . Symposium is at ESALQ/USP /USP in Piracicaba, São Paulo.

How does N added to soil impacts AMF traits? that is the question biology undergraduate Priscila Kuchenbecker will answer with her experiment analyzing three families of Glomeromycota, in collaboration with Lídia Klestadt Laurindo and Pedro M. Antunes

New experiment set up to investigate how different soil pH influences life history traits of AMF belonging to four families in Glomeromycota. Part of Master's research of Lídia Klestadt Laurindo in collaboration with Pedro M. Antunes

Not only one but two different covers! After +130 years of history, fungi have taken over the latest issue of @natgeo magazine. The edition includes an article titled “Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna”. Read more: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

The 13th issue (Vol. 5, Issue 1) of the IMS Newsletter is finally out 🤗
12th International Conference on Mycorrhiza 2024 is coming and important news are announced: deadlines, call for awards, positions for IMS board, proposals to organize ICOM14 and much more..
All info here 👇
…uthmycorrhizasorg.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/imsnew…

We had the privilege to have Sonia Echeverry, a PhD student at Caldas Univ, Colombia in our lab. She works under the supervision of Dr. Raul Posada and Dr. Alia Rodrigues in AMF communities from dry forest. We will miss you and thanks for your kindness!

Last week Lidia Lídia Klestadt Laurindo was approved on the qualifying process for her Master's. Thanks Paulo Lovato, Marliane Silva and Pedro M. Antunes for comments on her proposal to study traits on Clariodeoglomeraceae and how traits are conserved over distinct soil pH

Happy for approving grant proposal to study AMF traits with a super team (Pedro M. Antunes Jim Bever Chaiane Schoen Tamiris Marandola Lídia Klestadt Laurindo and Douglas Marques) at CNPq disputed Universal Grant, and using isolates from CICG and INVAM

(1/2) Have you seen Caro Arevalo’s incredible work? 'The Fungi Painting' takes you on a journey through phyla, subdivisions, and microscopic wonders of the Fungi Kingdom.

We are happy to announce the 'IX Curso de Taxonomia e Cultivo de Glomeromycota' that will be offered at Campus I of the Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Brazil, between 04 and 07 of December 2023. For further information please write to: [email protected] Sidney Stürmer

…soil is likely home to 59% of life including everything from microbes to mammals… 🦠🍄🪱🦊🤎

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How do life history traits in Claroideoglomeraceae compare to other families in Glomeromycota? Lídia Klestadt Laurindo set up an experiment to answer this question using the mesh-bag approach as used by Chris Gazey . International Mycorrhiza Society FURB 💙

In our new study we estimate that soils harbour 59% of the global biodiversity and are the most species rich habitat on Earth. Over 500 million species/ taxa are associated to soil.

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Mark Anthony; S. Franz Bender; @uzh_en; @Agroscope; WSL Umweltforschung

TGI AMF...a sporocarp of Dominikia cf aurea formed over a thallus of a leafy liverworth from Atlantic rainforest in Southern Brazil. Photo by Karl Kemmelmeier.

Fungi are fascinating, beautiful and undoubtedly key organisms of natural systems.
This week was celebrated the #BiodiversityDay which @unesco proclaimed as a way to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

Image credits Laszlo G. Nagy
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EXPANDA SEU CONHECIMENTO: Há novas oportunidades para mestrado na FURB! Não perca a chance de continuar sua carreira acadêmica e alcançar novos conhecimentos. Conheça os cursos com inscrições abertas em furb.br/mestrado e se inscreva agora mesmo!

#FURB #SomosAcafe

NOTA OFICIAL

A FURB se solidariza com a comunidade diante da tragédia ocorrida em Blumenau. As aulas estão canceladas na data de hoje, em todos os níveis de ensino. As atividades administrativas estão mantidas. Estamos de luto.
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