Community structure of endophytic fungi of four mangrove species in Southern China.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests play an important role in subtropical and tropical coastal ecosystems. Endophytic fungi are widely distributed in various ecosystems and have great contribution to global biodiversity. In order to better understand the effects of mangrove species and tissue types on endophytic fungal community, we investigated cultivable endophytic fungi in leaves and twigs of four mangroves Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia marina, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, and Kandelia candel in Guangxi, China. The four tree species had similar overall colonisation rates of endophytic fungi (24-33%). The colonisation rates of endophytic fungi were higher in twigs (30-58%) than in leaves (6-25%) in the four plant species. A total of 36 endophytic fungal taxa were identified based on morphological characteris

SUBMITTER: Li JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059130 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature