I can not describe morphology of some AMF spores isolated from soil sample. Permanent slides in PVLG+Melzer, x600, light microscopy and phase-contrast microscopy. Pink stained spherical structures have multiple layers and rigid outer layer. Do they look like spores inside sporangium? May these structures be endoparasites or plant pollen?
Dear Anna,
other microorganisms, such as bacterium-like organisms, are known to live inside some healthy AMF. However, little is known about fungi living inside healthy AMF, although there are reports of fungi that parasitize or colonize dead AMF spores. Therefore, your structures looking like spores inside sporangium seems a good guess.
You will find more information here:
Article Identification and Isolation of Two Ascomycete Fungi from Sp...
Best regards,
Johannes
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