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Hyphae on Switchgrass Roots
Unknown fungi, Plant Panicum virgatum
41.7106, -87.9831
Field Notes
Description:
The first photo shows mycorrhizal fungi infections (in a mutual relationship with the plant. The blue circles are coils and the round blue balls are vesicles. The second picture shows Chytrid (dark blue) and faint, almost donut-like circles that are likely spores.
Notes:
Photo taken with a compound microscope with a camera attachment. From a greenhouse study-the fungi are growing on the roots of Panicum virgatum "Cave in Rock." Stained using tripan blue. The fainter rectangles in the photo are the plant root cells.
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Chytridiomycota
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
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