Lecture 18 Early Division Fungi Flashcards
1
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What are blastocladiales
A
Mainly saprotrophs (living on plant or animal debris) in fresh water, soil or mud.
2
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What is dimorphism
A
The existence of an organism in two different forms.
3
Q
How do you use PCR to detect rare species of fungi
A
PCR amplify with primers specific to that species 18s RNA-coding DNA
4
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What is the importance of glomales to land species
A
Glomales form all vesicular abusuclar mycorrhizas (VAMS), VAMs are in 90% of land species and are the main absorbing organ of these plants
