Estimation of the Glomus intraradices nuclear DNA content

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The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are able to establish a symbiotic relationship with 70–90% of land plant species including Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes and some Bryophytes (Smith & Read, 2008). In plants, AMF improve the uptake of phosphorus and nitrogen (Bücking & Shachar-Hill, 2005; Govindarajulu et al., 2005), provide protection from root pathogens (Newsham et al., 1994; Liu et al., 2007;...

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