Rapid determination of fungal colonization and arbuscule formation in roots of Medicago truncatula using real-time (RT) PCR
2004
Isayenkov, S. | Fester, T. | Hause, B.
The quantifications of root colonization and symbiotic activity in the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) association of Medicago truncatula and Glomus intraradices were performed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR). A strong correlation between fungal colonization of the root system and the amounts of fungal rDNA and rRNA were shown. In contrast, the transcript levels of the AM-specific phosphate transporter 4 from M. truncatula (MtPT4) correlate with arbuscule formation rather than with fungal colonization. These results suggest (i) that real-time PCR assay is a rapid, useful, and accurate method for the determination of arbuscular mycorrhizal features, (ii) that the amount of fungal rDNA or rRNA is a good parameter to estimate fungal colonization, and (iii) that it is necessary to evaluate the amount of other transcripts--like the MtPT4 transcript--to obtain additional information about the symbiotic state of the colonized root system.
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