Interactions of saprotrophic fungi with tree roots: can we observe the emergence of novel ectomycorrhizal fungi?

New Phytologist

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 511-513

  Baldrian, Petr ^a   Kohout, Petr ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

commensalism; ectomycorrhiza; evolution; plant microbe interactions; saprotrophy; tree roots; wood decomposers

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

BASIDIOMYCETES; FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; TREE; WOOD;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 85020908279     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14665     Document Type: Note

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