International
Symbiosis Society
Founded in 1997, the ISS is involved with the promotion
of research and education in the growing field of symbiosis.
The Society seeks also to build ongoing and useful communication
between the many researchers working in the various sub-fields
of symbiosis, as well as to connect symbiologists to those
in other areas of ecology and biological sciences generally.
These symbiosis fields include mycorrhizae, invertebrate-dinoflagellates,
lichens, insects, ruminants, endophytic fungi-grasses, cyanosymbioses,
Rhizobium-legume and similar nitrogen fixation systems.
Supports a congress and a journal and site has useful links.
Micorrhizal Symbioses
This primer, from the University of Florida, covers; types
of mycorrhizae, soil nutrients and carbon fluxes, interactions
with other organisms, management and references. Also included
is a downloadable slide show.
Molecular
Analysis of Symbiosis
This site from the Philippines covers; the genetic composition
of lichens, molecular biology of insect control, symbiotic
genetic exchange, molecular biology of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
and actinorhizal symbiosis. Links lead to short bibliographies.
Could be enhanced by the addition of links to documents
and contact (email) details for the site authors.
The
Ecology and Physiology of Mycorrhizal Symbioses
This site from Lund University covers research on both
the ectomycorrhizal and the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses
with particular focus on the fungal partner of the symbiosis.
Projects include the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi in mobilizing
nutrients, influence of mycorrhizal fungi in stabilising
soils, carbon allocation
strategies and transcript profiling. Site includes a virtual
excursion.
The
Symbiology Lab
Interesting site from the University of Kentucky describes
research activities on symbiosis of grasses and bioprotective
fungi, evolution of symbiotic mutualism and pathogenesis,
taxonomy links, molecular biology of plant—fungus interactions,
chemistry and biosynthesis of
protective alkaloids by mutualistic symbionts and a list
of recent publications.
