Symbiosis: Butter for my honey

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit ä t M ü nchen) Textbooks tell us that, in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses, the host plant supplies its fungal symbionts solely with sugars, in return for inorganic nutrients. New findings by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers now show that lipids are also on the menu.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 25, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news