This microscopic image shows the spores and hyphae of 'friendly' arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus interacting with a plant root. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

This image shows the microscopic spores and hyphae of 'friendly' arbuscular mycorrhizal soil fungi. The Spores and Hyphae of 'Friendly' Fungi Interacting with Plant Roots The Spores and Hyphae of ...

Germination is commonly used to monitor spore viability, but many fungal spores do not germinate readily. Rapid viability tests are needed. Methods were developed to monitor viability, based on enzyme ...

These golden strands look as if they could be the “amber waves of grain” extolled in the song “America the Beautiful.” But they’re actually spore-producing filaments, growing from a tangle of fibers ...

Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how a fungus reproduces, let alone about what the process might look like. But here you can see a network of soil fungus, with a reproductive spore ...