What's in a name? The case for standardized nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’
Multiple names are used to describe the same group of root-associated fungi. Following the International Conference for Mycorrhizas 12, we propose unifying them as ‘ֹMFRE’ to improve clarity and consistency and distinguish them from similar groups.
Authors
- Víctor Hugo Rodríguez-Morelos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5779-0953)
- Alex Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-304X)
- Jurriaan Ton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-2802)
- Tim J. Daniell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-4343)
- Katie J. Field (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5196-2360)
- L. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8162-0846)
- Silvia Pressel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9652-6338)
- James N. Prout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8852-2262)
- Sara Moeskjær (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4987-0130)
- Nathan Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-9639)
- Sebastián Schornack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7836-5881)
- Flavia Pinzari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-8734)
- Alan Wanke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8932-1809)
- Anne D. Jungblut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-8233)
- Claire E. Stanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-625X)
- Grace A. Hoysted (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3469-2549)
- L. Allen
- I. Mackenzie Lamb
- Alex Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3976-4473)
- Pedzisai Chinoruma
Institutions
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Sainsbury Laboratory (GB)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Institute for Biological Systems
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Experimental Botany
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf210
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Leverhulme Trust
- University of Sheffield
- Isaac Newton Trust
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council