The composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differs among the roots, spores and extraradical mycelia associated with five Mediterranean plant species

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2882-2895

  Varela Cervero, Sara ^a   Vasar, Martti ^b   Davison, John ^b   Barea, José Miguel ^a   Öpik, Maarja ^b   Azcón Aguilar, Concepción ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

FUNGAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SOIL;

FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCELIUM; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPAIN; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84939249890     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12810     Document Type: Article

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