Discovering fungal communities in roots of <i>Zoysiajaponica</i> and characterising novel species and their antifungal activities.

ABSTRACT: Turf-grasses are economically important horticultural crops, which have been utilised by humans to improve the environment for more than a thousand years. Turf-grasses are widely distributed in landscapes, slopes and sport fields, such as golf courses. Endophytic fungi are a resource of unexplored fungal diversity with potential bioactive compounds. In this study, culture-independent ITS amplicon sequencing and culture-dependent isolation methods were used to reveal fungal community in roots of the turf-grass Zoysiajaponica. A total of 317 OTUs were identified from root samples of Z.japonica by analysis of ITS amplicon reads. Fungal community was dominated by Sordariales (32.45%), followed by Chaetothyriales (18.16%), unknown taxa in Sordariomycetes (14.6

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881003 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature