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Leyval C, Turnau K, Haselwandter K. 1997. Effect of heavy metal pollution on mycorrhizal colonization and function: physiological, ecological and applied aspects. Mycorrhiza 7(3): 139-153. The aspects of the interactions between heavy metals and mycorrhizal fungi are reviewed. These include: the effects of heavy metals on the occurrence of mycorrhizal fungi; heavy metal tolerance in mycorrhizal fungi; and their effect on metal uptake and transfer to plants. Mechanisms involved in metal tolerance, uptake and accumulation by mycorrhizal hyphae and by endo- or ectomycorrhizae are included. The possible use of mycorrhizal fungi as bioremediation agents in polluted soils or as bioindicators of pollution is considered.
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