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DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.11.002
Title (Primary) Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grassland spontaneously developed on area polluted by a fertilizer plant
Author Renker, C.; Blanke, V.; Buscot, F.
Source Titel Environmental Pollution
Year 2005
Department BOOEK
Volume 135
Issue 2
Page From 255
Page To 266
Language englisch
Keywords Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Diversity; Internal transcribed spacer; Phosphate pollution; Root colonization
Abstract Mycorrhizal colonization and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were analyzed in a calcareous grassland with residual phosphate contamination 10 years after the closure of a pollutant fertilizer plant in Thuringia (Germany). AMF were detected in 21 of 22 plant species analyzed. Mean mycorrhization levels reached up to 74.5% root length colonized. AMF diversity was analyzed based on 104 sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the ribosomal DNA. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a total of 6 species all belonging to the genus Glomus. There was no overlap between species detected as active mycorrhizas on roots (2 taxa) or as spores (4 taxa). Compared to the regional context, the diversity of AMF at our field site was reduced, which may reflect a residual disturbance effect. However, none of the detected species was exclusive to the polluted site as they are commonly found in the region.
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Renker, C., Blanke, V., Buscot, F. (2005):
Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grassland spontaneously developed on area polluted by a fertilizer plant
Environ. Pollut. 135 (2), 255 - 266 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.11.002