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Rapid genotypic change and plasticity in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is caused by a host shift and enhanced by segregation.
The ISME journal - 1 Feb 2014
Angelard Caroline, Tanner Colby J, Fontanillas Pierre, Niculita-Hirzel Hélène, Masclaux Frédéric, Sanders Ian R
Abstract excerpt
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are among the most abundant symbionts of plants, improving plant productivity and diversity. They are thought to mostly grow vegetatively, a trait assumed to limit adaptability. However, AMF can also harbor genetically different nuclei (nucleotypes). It has been shown that one AMF can produce genotypically novel offspring with proportions of different nucleotypes. We...
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