arbuscular mycorrhizas

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Term name: Arbuscular mycorrhizas. Definition: A mutualism in which a glomeromycete fungus penetrates root cells and forms arbuscules and vesicles, aiding in the acquisition by the plant of nutrients usch as phosphorus. Should probably be a child term of mutualism, GO:0085030. The plural of mycorrhiza has been written as both mycorrhizas and mycorrhizae, but the former is preferred.

Reported by: srkalberer

Original Ticket: geneontology/ontology-requests/10171

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• assigned_to: RFoulger

Original comment by: rebeccafoulger

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• status: open --> open-accepted

Original comment by: rebeccafoulger

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I've tweaked the term a little to make it more of a process:

[Term] id: GO:0036377 name: arbuscular mycorrhizal association namespace: biological_process def: "A form of mutualism between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant, where hyphae of the fungus penetrate the plant cell wall and invaginate its cell membrane. Once inside, the fungus forms highly branched structures for nutrient exchange with the plant called arbuscules. Aids in the acquisition by the plant of nutrients such as phosphorus from the soil." [Wikipedia:Arbuscular_mycorrhiza] synonym: "arbuscular mycorrhizae formation" EXACT [Wikipedia:Arbuscular_mycorrhiza] synonym: "arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis" RELATED [Wikipedia:Arbuscular_mycorrhiza] synonym: "arbuscular mycorrhizas formation" EXACT [Wikipedia:Arbuscular_mycorrhiza] is_a: GO:0085030 ! mutualism

Let me know your group/organisation and I'll add your initials in to the file as a reference.

Thanks, Becky

Original comment by: rebeccafoulger

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Hello, thank you for reviewing my ontology request for arbuscular mycorrhizal association. I am Scott Kalberer, a biological science technician with Dr. Steve Cannon of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. We work at the CIGL building on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa 50011.

Original comment by: srkalberer

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• status: open-accepted --> closed-accepted

Original comment by: rebeccafoulger

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Thanks Scott- I've added your initials in to the file so you can be referenced for the term.

cheers, Becky

Original comment by: rebeccafoulger