In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution
Transformed root cultures (TRC) are used to mass produce arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal propagules in vitro. These propagules are then used in research, agriculture, and ecological restoration. There are many examples from other microbial systems that long-term in vitro propagation leads to dome...
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| description | Transformed root cultures (TRC) are used to mass produce arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal propagules in vitro. These propagules are then used in research, agriculture, and ecological restoration. There are many examples from other microbial systems that long-term in vitro propagation leads to domesticated strains that differ genetically and functionally. Here, we discuss potential consequences of in TRC propagation on AM fungal traits, and how this may affect their functionality. We examine weather domestication of AM fungi has already happened and finally, we explore whether it is possible to overcome TRC-induced domestication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92e0b7a8850468d94af6dacb59eb6312022-12-22T01:30:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2019-10-011010.3389/fmicb.2019.02420484727In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal EvolutionVasilis KokkorisMiranda HartTransformed root cultures (TRC) are used to mass produce arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal propagules in vitro. These propagules are then used in research, agriculture, and ecological restoration. There are many examples from other microbial systems that long-term in vitro propagation leads to domesticated strains that differ genetically and functionally. Here, we discuss potential consequences of in TRC propagation on AM fungal traits, and how this may affect their functionality. We examine weather domestication of AM fungi has already happened and finally, we explore whether it is possible to overcome TRC-induced domestication.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02420/fullarbuscular mycorrhizal fungifungal domesticationfungal evolutionin vitro propagationtransformed root cultures |
| spellingShingle | Vasilis Kokkoris Miranda Hart In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution Frontiers in Microbiology arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi fungal domestication fungal evolution in vitro propagation transformed root cultures |
| title | In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution |
| title_full | In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution |
| title_fullStr | In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution |
| title_short | In vitro Propagation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi May Drive Fungal Evolution |
| title_sort | in vitro propagation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi may drive fungal evolution |
| topic | arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi fungal domestication fungal evolution in vitro propagation transformed root cultures |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02420/full |
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