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SUBMITTER: Javot H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1785290 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Javot Hélène H Penmetsa R Varma RV Terzaghi Nadia N Cook Douglas R DR Harrison Maria J MJ
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20070122 5
The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a mutualistic endosymbiosis formed by plant roots and AM fungi. Most vascular flowering plants have the ability to form these associations, which have a significant impact on plant health and consequently on ecosystem function. Nutrient exchange is a central feature of the AM symbiosis, and AM fungi obtain carbon from their plant host while assisting the plant with the acquisition of phosphorus (as phosphate) from the soil. In the AM symbiosis, the fu ...[more]