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While the majority of ectomycorrhizal fungi grow vegetatively in culture, they do not sporulate or complete a sexual cycle in the laboratory. These limitations are principal reasons why these fungi have not been studied genetically. We have evaluated conditions for the generation of protoplasts from several species in an effort to identify and develop systems with potential for transformation (Barrett et al., 1989).
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Lemke, P.A., Barrett, V., Dixon, R.K. (1991). Genetic transformation of protoplasts from an ectomycorrhizal fungus. In: Keister, D.L., Cregan, P.B. (eds) The Rhizosphere and Plant Growth. Beltsville Symposia in Agricultural Research, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3336-4_84
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