Whole genome analyses based on single, field collected spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis geosporum.

ABSTRACT: Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are ubiquitous mutualistic symbionts of most terrestrial plants and many complete their lifecycles underground. Whole genome analysis of AM fungi has long been restricted to species and strains that can be maintained under controlled conditions that facilitate collection of biological samples. There is some evidence suggesting that AM fungi can adapt to culture resulting in phenotypic and possibly also genotypic changes in the fungi. In this study, we used field isolated spores of AM fungi and identified them as Funneliformis geosporum based on morphology and phylogenetic analyses. We separately assembled the genomes of two representative spores using DNA sequences of 19 and 22 individually amplified nuclei. The genomes were compared with previously publis

SUBMITTER: Sahraei SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9560946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature