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Molecular analysis of Gigaspora (Glomales, gigasporaceae)

Bago, Berta, Bentivenga, Stephen P., Brenac, Virginie, Dodd, John C., Piche, Yves, Simon, Luc (1998) Molecular analysis of Gigaspora (Glomales, gigasporaceae). New Phytologist, 139 (3). pp. 581-588. ISSN 0028-646X. (doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1998.00212.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:17558)

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Abstract

This work presents a cooperative effort to integrate new molecular (isozyme and SSU analyses) characters into the morphological taxonomy of the genus Gigaspora (Glomales). Previous analyses of published Gigaspora SSU sequences indicated the presence of a few polymorphic nucleotides in the region delimited by primers NS71-SSU 1492'. In our study, the SSU of 24 isolates of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi from the Gigasporaceae were amplified and the NS71-SSU 1492' region was directly sequenced. The corresponding sequences of four more isolates of AM fungi from Gigasporaceae, already published, were also included in our analyses. Three Gigaspora groups were identified on the basis of a 6 nucleotide-long 'molecular signature': Gigaspora rosea group (G. rosea+G. albida), Gigaspora margarita group (G. margarita+G. decipiens) and Gigaspora gigantea, which constituted a group by itself. The isozyme profiles (malate dehydrogenase, MDH) of 12 of these 28 isolates, and seven other isolates not sequenced, were compared. The results obtained further supported the grouping of isolates provided by the SSU analysis. Both SSU and MDH analysis indicated that two out of the 35 isolates had been misidentified, which was confirmed when their morphology was reassessed. The use of the Gigaspora intrageneric molecular signature as a quick, unambiguous and objective method to recognize Gigaspora isolates under any (field or laboratory) experimental conditions is suggested.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1998.00212.x
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: I. Ghose
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2009 08:15 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:55 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17558 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Dodd, John C..

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