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Claim · #6493969

Acaulospora laevis · mutualism · Trifolium subterraneum

mutualism · effect: beneficial

mutualistOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Trifolium subterraneum in association with Acaulospora laevis”
Authors
Smith S.E., Read D.J.
Year
2008
Publication
Academic Press / Elsevier

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Acaulospora laevis is a documented AMF species; Trifolium spp. are well-known AM hosts; P-delivery via external hyphae is the canonical AMF mechanism.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Acaulospora laevis is a well-documented AM fungus (Glomeromycota) known to colonize Trifolium species and deliver phosphorus via extraradical hyphae, consistent with standard AM symbiosis biology.”

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