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Nuria Ferrol
Structural and functional genomics of symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
The absorbing organs (roots, rhizomes) of nearly all terrestrial plant families host an intimate symbiotic association, called a mycorrhiza, with specialized functional groups of soil fungi. The most common type of root symbiosis is the arbuscular mycorrhiza where soil fungi interact with a tremendous diversity of plant species, including many forest trees and agricultural, horticultural, and fruit crops (Gianinazzi et al., 2002). The fungi involved are very ancient microorganisms compared to other true fungi. Fossil data and molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that their origin dates back to the Ordovician-Devonian era some 460 to 400 million years ago (Remy et al., 1994; Redecker et …
Exploring the Genome of glomeromycotan fungi
Chapitre 1; International audience; All fungi forming a mutualistic symbiosis with plant roots called arbuscular mycorrhiza were formerly grouped together in one order, the Glomales, placed in the Zygomycota (Morton 1993). Based on molecular analyses suggestingthat arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi should be separated from other fungal taxa, they were transferred a decade ago to the Glomeromy-cota , a new phylum created specifically for them (Schu¨ ssler et al. 2001). Whilst members of this monophyletic group originated from the same common ancestor as the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, they have no obvious affinity to other major extant phylogenetic groups in the kingdom Fungi (James et al. 2006) …
Genomics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
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