From pattern to process: Species and functional diversity in fungal endophytes of Abies beshanzuensis

Fungal Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-213

  Yuan, Zhi Lin ^a,b   Rao, Long Bing ^a   Chen, Yi Cun ^a   Zhang, Chu Long ^b   Wu, You Gui ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Fengyangshan Baishanzu National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Decomposer; Functional diversity; Helotiales; Intra specific variation; Laccase genes; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; LACCASE;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTAGONISM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKER; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; ECOTYPE; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FITNESS; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; INHIBITION; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ABIES; ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

ABIES; ANTIBIOSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; LACCASE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

ABIES; ABIES BESHANZUENSIS; ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; HELOTIALES; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREALES; MUSCODOR; PEZICULA SPORULOSA; XYLARIACEAE;

EID: 79952005589     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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