Héctor Montero
@hectormontero.bsky.social
Biologist endemic to Southern Chile
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What is the global richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)? A recent paper in Fungal Ecology by @steffilutz.bsky.social and colleagues provides updated estimates of AMF richness from 4,733 sampling sites across the globe doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
What is the global richness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)? A recent paper in Fungal Ecology by @steffilutz.bsky.social and colleagues provides updated estimates of AMF richness from 4,733 sampling sites across the globe doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
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Excited to share that a chapter of my PhD is now out, just two weeks before my defense.
Our study shows that agricultural expansion into native forests and grasslands drives strong biodiversity loss in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across the Andes.
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our study shows that agricultural expansion into native forests and grasslands drives strong biodiversity loss in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across the Andes.
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Excited to share that a chapter of my PhD is now out, just two weeks before my defense.
Our study shows that agricultural expansion into native forests and grasslands drives strong biodiversity loss in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across the Andes.
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our study shows that agricultural expansion into native forests and grasslands drives strong biodiversity loss in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across the Andes.
Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Héctor Montero
@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Héctor Montero
Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...
Postdoc (m/f/d) position on synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis
jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Are you interested in using synthetic approaches to promote arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis? Then our PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b...
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Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685811v1
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685811v1
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨
Mycelial Dynamics in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/5) Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form vast underground hyphal networks that support plant life.
Mycelial Dynamics in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/5) Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form vast underground hyphal networks that support plant life.
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
Mycelial Dynamics in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/5) Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form vast underground hyphal networks that support plant life.
Mycelial Dynamics in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/5) Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form vast underground hyphal networks that support plant life.
Reposted by Héctor Montero
Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics
A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Learn about loss and retention of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in carnivorous plants in our latest publication in @newphyt.bsky.social ! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Learn about loss and retention of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in carnivorous plants in our latest publication in @newphyt.bsky.social ! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Héctor Montero
Check out our new paper: Origin matters: mycorrhizal growth response and induced resistance to pathogens depend on mycorrhizal and pathogen source, where we show that mycorrhizal induced resistance occurs within native plant species 🌱 @newphyt.bsky.social
Origin matters: mycorrhizal growth response and induced resistance to pathogens depend on mycorrhizal and pathogen source
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are critical to native plant community ecology and influence plant invasions. Research has focused on nutritional benefits of AMF, although evidence shows that the...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Check out our new paper: Origin matters: mycorrhizal growth response and induced resistance to pathogens depend on mycorrhizal and pathogen source, where we show that mycorrhizal induced resistance occurs within native plant species 🌱 @newphyt.bsky.social
Great article. The evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixation is fascinating and complicated 🎢
One versus many independent assemblies of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in flowering plants - Nature Communications
Symbiosis of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in evolutionarily novel “nodules” of diverse flowering plants including legume crops was assembled from pre-existing functions. Testing hypotheses of single vs. m...
doi.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Great article. The evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixation is fascinating and complicated 🎢
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📢Our synthesis of current knowledge on the fascinating cell of #arbuscular #mycorrhizal fungi is out @currentbiology.bsky.social, part of the special #fungi issue. With @rachaelcargill.bsky.social @tobykiers.bsky.social @thomasshimizu.bsky.social
Open access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Open access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📢Our synthesis of current knowledge on the fascinating cell of #arbuscular #mycorrhizal fungi is out @currentbiology.bsky.social, part of the special #fungi issue. With @rachaelcargill.bsky.social @tobykiers.bsky.social @thomasshimizu.bsky.social
Open access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Open access link: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Nice to see in their supplemental tables that mycorrhizal genes tend to be present in terrestrial, and absent in aquatic and epiphytic fern species. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Comparative transcriptomics in ferns reveals key innovations and divergent evolution of the secondary cell walls - Nature Plants
New fern transcriptomes reveal repeated whole-genome duplications, unique gene families and distinct lignocellulosic evolution, providing a comprehensive database that underscores the ancient divergen...
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nice to see in their supplemental tables that mycorrhizal genes tend to be present in terrestrial, and absent in aquatic and epiphytic fern species. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Enigmatic Geosiphon ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
The Geosiphon-Nostoc symbiosis: recent elaboration, or remnant of an enduring association?
AbstractBackground and Aims. Fungal associations with photosynthetic microbes have regularly been invoked as precursors to the evolution of land plants and
doi.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Enigmatic Geosiphon ❤️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/...