Diversity of root-associated fungal endophytes in Rhododendron fortunei in subtropical forests of China

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-423

  Zhang, Chunying ^a   Yin, Lijuan ^a   Dai, Silan ^b  

^a Shanghai Institute of Landscape Gardening Science   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ericoid endophyte; Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi; Fungal diversity; Rhododendron fortunei L.

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM; ROOT COLONIZATION; SOIL BIOTA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; OIDIODENDRON MAIUS; PHIALOCEPHALA FORTINII; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FORTUNEI;

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RHODODENDRON; TREE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RHODODENDRON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TREES;

EID: 70149093729     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-009-0246-1     Document Type: Article

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