Hyperdiversity of ectomycorrhizal fungus assemblages on oak seedlings in mixed forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 829-838

  Walker, John F ^a,b   Miller Jr , Orson K ^a   Horton, Jonathan L ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhizal diversity; Molecular identification; Quercus spp.; Rhododendron spp.; Richness; Seedling regeneration

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 5.8S;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCORRHIZA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OAK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FUNGI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCORRHIZAE; NORTH CAROLINA; QUERCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; TREES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CENOCOCCUM GEOPHILUM; CRATERELLUS; FUNGI; LACCARIA; LACCARIA LACCATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 14844303771     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02455.x     Document Type: Article

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