Claim · #6494514
Oidiodendron griseum · mutualism · Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“endophyte isolated from the calcicolous shrub Rhodothamnus chamaecistus it was fusigen”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Oidiodendron griseum is a recognized ericoid mycorrhizal/endophytic fungus; siderophore (fusigen) production in calcareous iron-limited soils is mechanistically coherent and the source quote supports the structured claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Oidiodendron griseum is a recognized ericoid mycorrhizal fungus; fusigen (a hydroxamate siderophore) production by Oidiodendron spp. in calcareous habitats is documented in mycorrhizal literature, consistent with the source quote and mechanism.”
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