The mycoheterotroph Arachnitis uniflora has a unique association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1198-1208

  Domínguez, Laura S ^a   Melville, Lewis ^b   Sérsic, Alicia ^a   Faccio, Antonella ^c   Peterson, R Larry ^b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achlorophyllous; Cytochemistry; Fungal wall; Glomus group A; Microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS; MICROSCOPY; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ROOT COLONIZATION;

ARACHNITIS UNIFLORA; ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORSIACEAE; ENDOBACTERIA; FUNGI; GLOMERALES; GLOMUS;

EID: 75649134289     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-081     Document Type: Article

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