Communities of putative ericoid mycorrhizal fungi isolated from alpine dwarf shrubs in Japan: Effects of host identity and microhabitat

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 147-153

  Koizumi, Takahiko ^a   Nara, Kazuhide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpine vegetation; Dwarf shrub; Habitat effect; Host effect; Mycorrhizal fungi

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ERICACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT;

ECOSYSTEM; ERICACEAE; JAPAN; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 85021366321     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME16180     Document Type: Article

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