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Kalliope K. Papadopoulou
  • Laboratory of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, 41500, Greece
Closed Systems to Study Plant–Filamentous Fungi Associations: Emphasis on Microscopic Analyses
研究植物与丝状真菌互作的闭合系统:重点关注显微分析
作者:Vasiliki Skiada and Kalliope K. Papadopoulou日期:02/20/2025,浏览量:536,Q&A: 0

In nature, filamentous fungi interact with plants. These fungi are characterized by rapid growth in numerous substrates and under minimal nutrient requirements. Investigating the interaction of these fungi with their plant hosts under controlled conditions is of importance for many researchers aiming to proceed with molecular or microscopical investigations of their favorite plant–fungus interaction system. The speed of growth of these fungi complicates transferring plant–fungal interaction systems in laboratory conditions. The issue is more complicated when monoxenic conditions are desired, to ensure that only two members (a fungus and a plant) are present in the system under study. Here, two simple closed systems for investigating plant–filamentous fungi associations under laboratory, monoxenic conditions are described, along with their limitations. The plant and fungal growth conditions, methods for sampling, staining, sectioning, and subsequent microscopical imaging of colonized plant tissues with affordable, common laboratory tools are described.