Biodiversity of endophytic fungi associated with 29 traditional Chinese medicinal plants

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 33, Issue , 2008, Pages 61-75

  Huang, W Y ^a   Cai, Y Z ^a   Hyde, K D ^b   Corke, H ^a   Sun, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MAE FAH LUANG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Endophytic fungi; Host endophyte relationships, host preference, medicinal plants, plant chemistry, spatial heterogeneity, tissue specificity

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; COLLETOTRICHUM; FUNGI; MYCELIA STERILIA; PHOMA; PHOMOPSIS; XYLARIALES;

EID: 61849133540     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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