Molecular phylogenetic biodiversity assessment of arctic and boreal ectomycorrhizal Lactarius Pers. (Russulales; Basidiomycota) in Alaska, based on soil and sporocarp DNA

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 2213 - 2227
• Main Authors: Geml, Jozsef, Laursen, Gary A, Timling, Ina, McFarland, Jack M, Booth, Michael G, Lennon, Niall, Nusbaum, Chad, Taylor, D. Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Alaska; Basidiomycota - classification; Basidiomycota - genetics; Biodiversity; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Ecology; Fungi; internal transcribed spacer region; Molecular biology; Mycorrhizae - classification; Mycorrhizae - genetics; Phylogeny; ribosomal large subunit gene; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Soil - analysis; soil microbes; soil microorganisms; Trees - microbiology; Alaska

Despite the critical roles fungi play in the functioning of ecosystems, especially as symbionts of plants and recyclers of organic matter, their biodiversity is poorly known in high-latitude regions. In this paper, we discuss the molecular diversity of one of the most diverse and abundant groups of...