Saprotrophic fungal mycorrhizal symbionts in achlorophyllous orchids: Finding treasures among the 'molecular scraps'?

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-353

  Selosse, Marc André ^a   Martos, Florent ^a,b   Perry, Brian A ^c   Padamsee, Mahajabeen ^d   Roy, Mélanie ^a   Pailler, Thierry ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungi; Evolution of mycorrhizae; Mycoheterophy; Mycorrhizae; Saprophytic fungi; Specificity

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ORCHIDACEAE; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 77954918643     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.4.10791     Document Type: Review

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