Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the flagship fungus of china: Terminology, life strategy and ecology

Mycology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-10

  Zhang, Yongjie ^a,b   Li, Erwei ^a   Wang, Chengshu ^c   Li, Yuling ^d   Liu, Xingzhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^d Qinghai Academy of Animal and Veterinary Science   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese caterpillar fungus; Chinese cordyceps; Cordyceps; Ecology; Life strategy; Ophiocordyceps sinensis; Terminology; The national fungus of China

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; HEPIALIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84864136386     PISSN: 21501203     EISSN: 21501211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2011.654354     Document Type: Article

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