<i>AMF-SporeChip</i> provides new insights into arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal asymbiotic hyphal growth dynamics at the cellular level
Felix Richter, Maryline Calonne, Marcel van der Heijden, Stéphane Declerck, Claire E. Stanley
Abstract
A new microfluidic platform – the AMF-SporeChip – enables immobilisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores and confrontation of asymbiotic hyphae with physical obstacles, allowing the identification of various exploration strategies.
Topics & Concepts
HyphaArbuscular mycorrhizal fungiArbuscular mycorrhizalDynamics (music)SymbiosisBiologyCell biologyChemistryMicrobiologyBotanyBacteriaPhysicsHorticultureGeneticsAcousticsInoculationMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsFungal Biology and ApplicationsPlant Parasitism and Resistance