Isolates

Classification and associated taxa
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Glomeromycota
Class:	Glomeromycetes
Order:	Diversisporales
Family:	Acaulosporaceae
Genus:	Acaulospora

Biochemical information
Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME)	C-12,C-14,C-14:1,C-16,C-16:1,C-18,C-18:1

Functional information
Percentage enhancement of morphological parameters as compared with un-inoculated control on Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)
	Shoot Length	Number of branches	Shoot fresh weight	Shoot dry weight
CMCC/AM-2403	62.2	2.6	122	50.8
Percentage enhancement of macro nutrient parameters as compared with un-inoculated control on Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)
	Nitrogen		Phosphorus	Potassium
CMCC/AM-2403	4.27		131.66	246.94
Percentage enhancement of micro nutrient parameters with as compared with un-inoculated control on Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)
	Iron	Manganese	Zinc	Copper
CMCC/AM-2403	390.56	446.32	NS	NS
Biocontrol efficacy *
Pathogen		*Fusarium oxysporum*		*Rhizoctonia solani*
CMCC/AM-2403		22.22		16.67

NS= Not significant

Spores of Acaulospora mellea

Spore Shape: The shape of the spores is mostly globose, subglobose and sometimes irregular

Spore Color: The color of the mature spores is pale yellow to orange.

Average diameter: 90-140 μm

Spore after reaction with Melzer's Reagent

Spore wall is composed of two layers (L1 and L2)

Layer 1 (L1) (evanescent): It is hyaline and is continuous with the wall of a sporiferous saccule, usually completely sloughed in mature spores.

Layer 2 (L2): It is the laminated layer next to L1.

GERMINAL WALLS: Two flexible hyaline inner germinal walls (GW1 and GW2) are present.

GW1 (Germination wall 1) is made up of two tightly adherent hyaline, semiflexible layers.

GW2 (Germination wall 2) is composed of two adherent layers.