trueDiscovery Science,Plant Sciences02/10/2024Friend or foe? Exploring the ancient partnership between moss and fungi
Michigan State University researchers have shed new light on the ancient relationship between moss and fungi in a recent paper published in The Plant Journal.
In a new paper published in The Plant Journal, Björn Hamberger and Davis Mathieu analyzed how mosses colonized habitats with and without fungi present, providing clues to how plants managed to transition to land 450 million years ago.
The researchers discovered that the extent of moss-fungi interactions often depends on the presence of endobacteria within the fungi, revealing an intricate web of microscopic relationships.
This discovery raises exciting questions as to the complicated nature of moss-fungi partnerships and how plant life successfully conquered our planet.
