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Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi: some new perspectives on old acquaintances

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Book cover Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 94))

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Many ericaceous species colonize as pioneer plants substrates ranging from arid sandy soils to moist mor humus, in association with their mycorrhizal fungi. Thanks to the symbiosis with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, cricaceous plants are also able to grow in highly polluted environments, where metal ions can reach toxic levels in the soil substrate. For a long time this mycorrhizal type has been regarded as an example of a highly specific interaction between plants and fungi. More recent studies have been challenging this view because some ericoid mycorrhizal endophytes seem also able to colonise plants from very distant taxa. A molecular approach has allowed the investigation of genetic diversity and molecular ecology of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, and has revealed that ericaceous plants can be very promiscuous, with multiple occupancy of their thin roots. The molecular analysis of sterile morphotypes involved in this symbiosis has also led to deeper understanding of the species diversity of ericoid fungi. Genetic polymorphism of ericoid fungi is wider than previously thought, and often increased by the presence of Group I introns in the nuclear small subunit rDNA.

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Perotto, S., Girlanda, M., Martino, E. (2002). Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi: some new perspectives on old acquaintances. In: Smith, S.E., Smith, F.A. (eds) Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1284-2_5

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