TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution of dominant arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi among five plant species in undisturbed vegetation of a coastal grassland
AU - Holtgrewe-Stukenbrock, Eva
AU - Rosendahl, Søren
N1 - Keywords Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - Community composition - Host plant preferences - Mycorrhizal networks - Spatial distribution
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Most plant species in mixed grassland vegetation are colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Previous studies have reported differences in host preferences among AM fungi, although the fungi are known to lack host specificity. In the present study, the distribution of phylogenetic groups of AM fungi belonging to a clade of Glomus species was studied in five plant species from a coastal grassland in Denmark. The occurrence of the fungi was determined by PCR analyses of fungal large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences amplified from root fragments using a specific primer set. The results showed that the dominant Glomus species were able to colonize all the studied plant species, supporting the view that the AM fungi represent a large underground interconnecting mycelial network.
AB - Most plant species in mixed grassland vegetation are colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Previous studies have reported differences in host preferences among AM fungi, although the fungi are known to lack host specificity. In the present study, the distribution of phylogenetic groups of AM fungi belonging to a clade of Glomus species was studied in five plant species from a coastal grassland in Denmark. The occurrence of the fungi was determined by PCR analyses of fungal large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences amplified from root fragments using a specific primer set. The results showed that the dominant Glomus species were able to colonize all the studied plant species, supporting the view that the AM fungi represent a large underground interconnecting mycelial network.
U2 - 10.1007/s00572-005-0357-2
DO - 10.1007/s00572-005-0357-2
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 15809870
SN - 0940-6360
VL - 15
SP - 497
EP - 503
JO - Mycorrhiza
JF - Mycorrhiza
IS - 7
ER -