| AMF | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
| BP | Biological processes |
| CC | Cellular component |
| CNSA | China National GeneBank DataBase |
| DEGs | Differentially expressed genes |
| EMF | Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi |
| FAA | Formalin–acetic acid–alcohol |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| MF | Molecular function |
| MAMPs | Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| OT | wild, endophyte-colonized adult trees |
| PRRs | Plant pattern recognition receptors |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| ST | axenically grown seedlings |