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ReviewFEMS microbiology letters2025

Advancing knowledge on the biogeography of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to support Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.

Justin D Stewart, Adriana Corrales, Cátia Canteiro, Clara Qin, Manju M Gupta, Burenjargal Otgonsuren, Clara P Peña-Venegas, Michael E Van Nuland, Petr Kohout, Tomáš Větrovský and 2 more

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Review in FEMS microbiology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Justin D StewartSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
Adriana CorralesSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
Cátia CanteiroSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
Clara QinSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
Manju M GuptaDepartment of Biology, Sri Aurobindo College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110017, India.
Burenjargal OtgonsurenDepartment of Ecology, School of Agroecology, Mongolian University of Life Sciences, Khan-Uul District, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar 17024, Mongolia.
Clara P Peña-VenegasInstituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI, Avenida Vasquez Cobo Between Calle 15, Leticia 910001, Colombia.
Michael E Van NulandSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.
Petr KohoutInstitute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, Prague 142 20, Czechia.
Tomáš VětrovskýInstitute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, Prague 142 20, Czechia.
Vasilis KokkorisAmsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE), Section Ecology and Evolution, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterm, HZ 1081, the Netherlands.
Bethan F ManleySociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN), 3500 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0137-6953

Funding

European Union 101076062Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004597Schmidt Family Foundation 024.004.014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are fundamental to planetary health, enhancing plant nutrient uptake, stabilizing soils, and supporting biodiversity. Due to their prevalence and ecological importance, AM fungi are critical to achieving the environmental targets within the United Nations (UN) Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) framework, including SDG 15: Life on Land. Despite these fungi engaging in the most widespread and ancient plant-microbe symbiosis, many fundamental aspects of the biogeography of AM fungi remain poorly resolved. This limits our ability to understand and document these fungal species' contributions to preserving terrestrial life on Earth. Using the largest global dataset of AM fungal eDNA sequences, we highlight that > 70% of ecoregions have no available data generated from soil using AM fungal specific metabarcoding. Drawing attention to these severe data gaps can optimize future sampling efforts in key habitats. Filling these gaps and developing a more complete picture on the biogeographic distributions of AM fungal species will help to clarify their contributions to environmental targets.

Indexed as

MycorrhizaeSustainable DevelopmentBiodiversityEcosystemPhylogeographyPlantsSoil MicrobiologySymbiosisUnited Nationsarbuscular mycorrhizal fungibiodiversityconservationecoregionLife on LandSustainable Development Goals

Identifiers

PMID40539942
PMCPMC12204646

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