01009naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024500780007726000090015552005660016465000100073065000140074065300120075470000160076677300570078212795012025-01-16       1990    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aLEAKE, J. R.  aChitin as a nitrogen source for mycorrhizal fungi.h[electronic resource]  c1990  aThree ericoid and two ectomycorrhizal fungi were tested for their abilities to utilize chitin as a sole source of nitrogen. All of the ericoid fungi readily degraded chitin. The ecto-fungi, in contrast, used it only sparingly. The results extend the range of polymeric N sources known to be utilized by mycorrhizal fungi and imply that some rnycorrhizal fungi may be involved in recycling of N from this structural component of hyphal walls in soil. The possible role of chitinase activity in influencing fungal interactions in heathland ecosystems is discussed  aFungo  aMicorriza  aQuitina1 aREAD, D. J.  tMycological Researchgv. 94, n. 7, p. 993-995, 1990.