Global assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus diversity reveals very low endemism

Davison, John; Moora, Mari; Öpik, Maarja; Adholeya, Alok; Ainsaar, Leho; Bâ, Amadou; Burla, Sashidhar; Gamby Diédhiou, Abdala; Hiiesalu, Inga; Jairus, Teele; Collins Johnson, Nancy; Kane, Aboubacry; Koorem, Kadri; Kochar, Mandira; Ndiaye, Cheikh; Pärtel, Meelis; Reier, Ülle; Saks, Ülle; Singh, Ranjeet; Vasar, Martti; Zobel, Martin

doi:10.1126/science.aab1161

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Global assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus diversity reveals very low endemism

Published in Science • Aug 27, 2015

Authors:

John Davison

Mari Moora

Maarja Öpik

Abstract

The global biogeography of microorganisms remains largely unknown, in contrast to the well-studied diversity patterns of macroorganisms. We used arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus DNA from 1014 plant-root samples collected worldwide to determine the global distribution of these plant symbionts. We f...

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Biological dispersal

Biology

Biogeography

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