Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 23, Problem 13SQ
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Concept introduction: Glomeromycetes are the newly discovered fungal group in which most of its members follows an interaction with the root system of vascular plants. They get all the essential nutrients from the root system of vascular plants and act as an obligate symbiont.
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