Review
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Aug 2026
Mycorrhiza helper bacteria as stage-specific modulators of fungal development
This review reframes MHB not as generic growth promoters, but as stage-specific regulators of the fungal development program, integrating current evidence on transcriptional responses, metabolite-mediated signaling, and emerging small RNA regulatory networks across five sequential phases of the fungal life cycle.
A. Pennesi, Antonietta Mello, M. Acquaviva et al.
· Frontiers in Plant Science · 0 citations