Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Treeroot (IMAGE)

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Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Treeroot

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Trees derive nutrients from beneficial fungi on their roots. A new study shows that ectomycorrhizal fungi, such as this white fuzzy-looking fungi coating the root in the image above, may protect trees from pathogens compared with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which bores into roots and may provide a pathway for harmful fungi.

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Yonglong Wang/Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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