Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10876816 | Fungal Ecology | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The community composition of endophytic fungi associated with Betula platyphylla (Betulaceae), Quercus liaotungensis (Fagaceae) and Ulmus macrocarpa (Ulmaceae) was investigated. ⺠The three host species had similar overall endophyte infection rates, although the host showed 30.1% variance in endophyte community composition by redundancy analysis. âºÂ The overall infection rates and species richness of endophyte harboured were higher in twigs than in leaves, and tissue showed 15.1% variance in endophyte community composition by redundancy analysis. ⺠Some common endophyte taxa showed significant host/tissue preference by Fisher's exact test. ⺠Results suggest that host and tissue conspicuously affect endophyte community structure in a mixed temperate forest.
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Authors
X. Sun, Q. Ding, K.D. Hyde, L.D. Guo,