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A Medicago truncatula phosphate transporter indispensable for the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Jan 2007
Javot Hélène, Penmetsa R Varma, Terzaghi Nadia, Cook Douglas R, Harrison Maria J
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The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a mutualistic endosymbiosis formed by plant roots and AM fungi. Most vascular flowering plants have the ability to form these associations, which have a significant impact on plant health and consequently on ecosystem function. Nutrient exchange is a central feature of the AM symbiosis, and AM fungi obtain carbon from their plant host while assisting the plant with the...
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