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Orchid endomycorrhizal symbionts are most frequently basidiomycetes and include the genera; Armillaria, Ceratobasidium, Ceratorhiza, Epulorhiza, Thanatephorus and Tulasnella amongst others. Historically, some isolates which are often obtained in the sterile, anamorph state, have been difficult to assign to a species, due to the limited morphological features available. Induction of fructification is occasionally possible (Warcup 1981), however, sometimes elusive (Ramsay et al. 1986) and, even where possible, can be a time-consuming affair.
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Saunders, G.C., Owens, S.J. (1998). RAPD and ITS Analysis of Orchid Mycorrhizal Fungi. In: Varma, A. (eds) Mycorrhiza Manual. Springer Lab Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60268-9_26
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