Fascinated by the roles of signalling molecules used during plant:microbe interactions; mycorrhizal fungi; phytopathogens; rhizobiahttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3lwqcrdvgp22oCan you fool a plant into mis-identifying a beneficial symbiont? Yes you can! Check out our new paper where we use comparative transcriptomics to identify bi-functional signalling hubs controlling pathogenesis and mutualism in Eucalyptus. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.7045419 Aug 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqcrdvgp22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3luh6gdokv22dIt was such a great time a couple weeks ago getting to go to Gulaga Gold Truffles and digging for these amazing fungi as part of the NSW Fungi Feastival!21 Jul 2025 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3luh6gdokv22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3ltq4jaiypc2wOne year from today, we will be welcoming the @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social mycorrhizal community to the International Conference on Mycorrhiza in Cairns, Australia! Remember to mark your calendar, and keep up to date via the website: www.icom2026.org12 Jul 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltq4jaiypc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3lpnzzrcyw22n@westsyduhie.bsky.social Romika Shrestha is monitoring uptake of radioactive Phosphorus in pine colonised by different strains of an ectomycorrhizal fungus. Based on the localisation (aqua-yellow coloration), the different strains have different abilities to move this nutrient into their hosts21 May 2025 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnzzrcyw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3lori3m76yk26For Australian Domestic students interested in pursuing a PhD in molecular mycorrhizal studies, please consider applying for a scholarship-funded position in my lab (tinyurl.com/jxcdhp3p) - our lab is a diverse group studying plant-microbe interactions from genes to landscapes09 May 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3lori3m76yk26https://bsky.app/profile/fungidownunder.bsky.social/post/3loprk3uhcc2kI sometimes smile when automatic Alt Text tries to understand microscopy images. Today it said described this as "a collage of blue and red spots"...or it could be a viability stain of a transgenic root 😆09 May 2025 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:haxjrtkx2vguj5tbcmcdrced/app.bsky.feed.post/3loprk3uhcc2k