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Techniques for the Isolation of VAM/AM Fungi in Soil

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Molecular techniques have been used in taxonomic studies of VAM fungi. Various techniques used for the isolation of VAM fungal spores from the soil such as floating technique, decanting and sieving, gradient centrifugation, monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies methods are described.

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Gupta, R., Mukerji, K.G. (2002). Techniques for the Isolation of VAM/AM Fungi in Soil. In: Mukerji, K.G., Manoharachary, C., Chamola, B.P. (eds) Techniques in Mycorrhizal Studies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3209-3_10

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