It is often assumed that all species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have the same
function because of the ubiquity of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and the fact that all …

During the diversification of Fungi and the rise of conifer-dominated and angiosperm-
dominated forests, mutualistic symbioses developed between certain trees and …

Fungi are important inhabitants of soil communities and help in providing nutrition to plants
in symbiont form, act as decomposers and also harm the plants playing the role of …

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Glomales.-Biodiversity and characterization of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi at the molecular level.-Characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by …

Biodiversity within a biologica! group provides the basis for distinguishing members into
genera and species according to taxonomie criteria, and between individuals within a …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are obligate biotrophs, which establish mutualistic
symbioses with the roots of most plant species. AM fungi play a major role in soil fertility and …

Ectomycorrhizal symbioses are among the most widespread associations between roots of
trees and soil fungi in forest ecosystems and contribute significantly to the sustainability of …

A wide range of natural factors such as lightning-caused fires and geomorphic or
palaeotectonic processes may affect the stability of natural ecosystems (Herrera et al. 1993) …

The effects of mycorrhizal fungi have traditionally been considered within the rather narrow
perspective of their effects on the mineral nutrition of individual plants. Most biologists are …

The diverse, beneficial impacts that arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have on plants and
soils in terms of plant nutrient uptake, soil stabilization, and protection of plants roots against …