Analyzing the community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonizing the roots of representative shrubland species in a Mediterranean ecosystem

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Sanchez Castro I ^a   Ferrol, N ^a   Barea, J M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Mediterranean ecosystems; Sequence diversity; SSCP; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOMINANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOT COLONIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARBUSCULAR; DIVERSISPORACEAE; FUNGI; GENISTA; GENISTA CINEREA; GLOMERACEAE; GLOMUS; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; THYMUS MASTICHINA; THYMUS ZYGIS;

EID: 84857358121     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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