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A phosphate transporter from the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus versiforme.
Nature - 7 Dec 1995
Harrison M J, van Buuren M L
Abstract excerpt
Vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic associations with the roots of most terrestrial plants, including many agriculturally important crop species. The fungi colonize the cortex of the root to obtain carbon from their plant host, while assisting the plant with the uptake of phosphate and other mineral nutrients from the soil. This association is beneficial to the plant, because phosphate is...
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