Endophytic fungi associated with leaves of Betulaceae in Japan

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-515

  Osono, Takashi ^a   Masuya, Hayato ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Betulaceae; Climatic region; Endophyte; Seasonal change; Tree leaves

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; LEAF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

APIOSPOROPSIS; ARTICLE; ASTEROMA; BETULACEAE; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; CLIMATE; ENDOPHYTE; FOREST; FUNGUS; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; GNOMONIA; JAPAN; MUSCODOR; NEMANIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

BETULACEAE; CLIMATE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOPHYTES; FUNGI; JAPAN; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS;

JAPAN;

APIOSPOROPSIS; BETULA; BETULACEAE; CARPINUS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA; GNOMONIA; MUSCODOR; NEMANIA; OTUS; XYLARIACEAE;

EID: 84859356994     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W2012-018     Document Type: Article

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