Molecular identification of root fungal associates in Orchis pauciflora Tenore

• Published in: Plant biosystems Vol. 146; no. 4; pp. 985 - 991
• Main Authors: Pecoraro, L, Girlanda, M, Kull, T, Perini, C, Perotto, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.12.2012; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Ascomycota; Basidiomycota; conservation; conservation areas; DNA; Exophiala; fungal symbionts; fungi; grasslands; internal transcribed spacers; mature plants; Orchidaceae; Orchis; Phialophora; roots; trophic relationships; Tulasnellaceae; Mediterranean region; Italy

The terrestrial orchid, Orchis pauciflora Ten., growing in poor grassland and garrigue of Central Mediterranean region, is local and rare and has been included in the red lists of several Italian regions. We investigated the diversity of fungal associates in O. pauciflora adult plants collected in t...