Mycorrhizal fungal community composition in seven orchid species inhabiting Song Mountain, Beijing, China

• Published in: Science China. Life sciences Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 838 - 847
• Main Authors: Chen, Yanhong, Gao, Yue, Song, Linli, Zhao, Zeyu, Guo, Shunxing, Xing, Xiaoke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Basidiomycota - genetics; Beijing; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Community composition; DNA, Fungal - analysis; Ectomycorrhizas; Fungi; Germination; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Life Sciences; Mycobiome - genetics; Mycorrhizae - classification; Mycorrhizae - genetics; Next-generation sequencing; Niche overlap; Niches; Orchidaceae - microbiology; Research Paper; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Spatial distribution; Species; Species Specificity; Sympatric populations; Beijing; Beijing China; China; terrestrial orchids; orchid mycorrhiza; fungal diversity; fungal community

Mycorrhizal fungi play an important role in the germination and growth of orchids essentially influencing their survival, abundance, and spatial distribution. In this study, we investigated the composition of the mycorrhizal fungal community in seven terrestrial orchid species inhabiting Song Mounta...