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Molecular evolution patterns reveal life history features of mycoplasma-related endobacteria associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2015
Toomer Kevin H, Chen Xiuhua, Naito Mizue, Mondo Stephen J, den Bakker Henk C, VanKuren Nicholas W, Lekberg Ylva, Morton Joseph B, Pawlowska Teresa E
Abstract excerpt
The mycoplasma-related endobacteria (MRE), representing a recently discovered lineage of Mollicutes, are widely distributed across arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycota). AMF colonize roots of most terrestrial plants and improve plant mineral nutrient uptake in return for plant-assimilated carbon. The role of MRE in the biology of their fungal hosts is unknown. To start characterizing this association,...
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