Rhizophagus (fungus)

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Rhizophagus
"Rhizophagus irregularis" mycelia in the cells of plant host "Vicia faba"
Rhizophagus irregularis mycelia in the cells of plant host Vicia faba
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Glomerales
Family: Glomeraceae
Genus: Rhizophagus
P.A. Dang. 1896
Species[1]

Rhizophagus is a genus of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi that form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizas) with plant roots. The genome of Rhizophagus irregularis (formerly Glomus intraradices) was recently sequenced.[3][4]

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