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Earliest colonization events of Rhizophagus irregularis in rice roots occur preferentially in previously uncolonized cells.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Aug 2014
Kobae Yoshihiro, Fujiwara Toru
Abstract excerpt
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form a symbiotic association with several plant species. An arbuscule, a finely branched structure of AM fungi, is formed in root cells and plays essential roles in resource exchange. Because arbuscules are ephemeral, host cells containing collapsed arbuscules can be recolonized, and a wide region of roots can be continuously colonized by AM fungi, suggesting that repetitive...
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