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Mycorrhizae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Mycorrhizae
Tree Number(s)
A18.400.525
A19.690
B01.300.655
B05.550
Unique ID
D038821
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D038821
Annotation
coordinate with specific plant and specific fungus if pertinent
Scope Note
Symbiotic combination (dual organism) of the MYCELIUM of FUNGI with the roots of plants (PLANT ROOTS). The roots of almost all higher plants exhibit this mutually beneficial relationship, whereby the fungus supplies water and mineral salts to the plant, and the plant supplies CARBOHYDRATES to the fungus. There are two major types of mycorrhizae: ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae.
Entry Term(s)
Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
Ectomycorrhizae
Endomycorrhizae
Mycorrhiza
Mycorrhizae, Arbuscular
Mycorrhizae, Vesicular-Arbuscular
Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae
See Also
Root Nodules, Plant
Symbiosis
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Introduced
2003/01/01
Last Updated
2010/06/25
Mycorrhizae Preferred
Ectomycorrhizae Narrower
Endomycorrhizae Narrower
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