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1
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What are blastocladiales

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Mainly saprotrophs (living on plant or animal debris) in fresh water, soil or mud.

2
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What is dimorphism

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The existence of an organism in two different forms.

3
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How do you use PCR to detect rare species of fungi

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PCR amplify with primers specific to that species 18s RNA-coding DNA

4
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What is the importance of glomales to land species

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Glomales form all vesicular abusuclar mycorrhizas (VAMS), VAMs are in 90% of land species and are the main absorbing organ of these plants