Open AccessAcaulospora rehmii and Gigaspora margarita, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) new for Europe and Poland, respectively
Author(s) -
Janusz Błaszczykowski,
Sławomir Kowalczyk,
Beata Czerniawska
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.2006.007
Subject(s) - acaulospora , rhizosphere , spore , glomeromycota , biology , botany , arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi , arbuscular mycorrhizal , horticulture , symbiosis , inoculation , bacteria , genetics
Morphological characters of spores of Acaulospora rehmii and Gigaspora margarita (Glomeromycota) were described and illustrated. Spores of the two species were found in field-collected mixtures of rhizosphere soil and roots collected in Poland. Attempts to produce spores in trap cultures succeeded only with G. margarita. All attempts to establish one-species cultures of the two fungi failed. Gigaspora margarita was for the first time found in Poland and this paper is the first report of the occurrence of A. rehmii in Europe. The known distribution of the two fungal species in the world is also presented