Molecular diversity within and between ericoid endophytes from the Ericaceae and Epacridaceae

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 144; no. 2; pp. 351 - 358
• Main Authors: McLEAN, C. B., CUNNINGTON, J. H., LAWRIE, A. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.1999; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Ascomycota; Biological and medical sciences; chemotaxonomy; Cistella grevillei; color; Deuteromycotina; Economic plant physiology; endophytes; Endosymbionts; Epacridaceae; Epacris impressa; Ericaceae; ericoid mycorrhiza; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungal anatomy; fungal endophyte; Fungi; Hymenoscyphus ericae; Hyphae; identification; internal transcribed spacer; mycorrhizae; Mycorrhizal fungi; Mycorrhizas; nucleotide sequences; Oidiodendron; Parasitism and symbiosis; phylogeny; Plant physiology and development; Plant roots; Plants; polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal DNA; roots; Sequencing; Symbiosis; Symbiosis (nodules, symbiotic nitrogen fixation, mycorrhiza...); Victorians; Victoria (Australia); Northern Hemisphere; Australia; Oceania; Oidiodendron; ericoid mycorrhiza; internal transcribed spacer; fungal endophyte; phylogeny; Hymenoscyphus ericae; polymerase chain reaction; Epacridaceae; Symbiosis; Symbionte; Taxonomy; Phylogenetic tree; Interspecific comparison; Spacer DNA; Genetic diversity; Fungi; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Mycorrhiza; Endophyte; Spermatophyta; Ericaceae; Thallophyta

This study investigated the relationships between ericoid mycorrhizal endophytes of the Ericaceae (Northern Hemisphere) and the Epacridaceae (Australia). Over 200 fungi were isolated from the roots of two species of Epacridaceae from Victoria, Australia. The isolates were divided into 12 groups by m...