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A population genomics approach shows widespread geographical distribution of cryptic genomic forms of the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis.
The ISME journal - 1 Jan 2018
Savary Romain, Masclaux Frédéric G, Wyss Tania, Droh Germain, Cruz Corella Joaquim, Machado Ana Paula, Morton Joseph B, Sanders Ian R
Abstract excerpt
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF; phylum Gomeromycota) associate with plants forming one of the most successful microbe-plant associations. The fungi promote plant diversity and have a potentially important role in global agriculture. Plant growth depends on both inter- and intra-specific variation in AMF. It was recently reported that an unusually large number of AMF taxa have an intercontinental distribution,...
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