Effect of Host, Environment and Fungal Growth on Fungal Leaf Endophyte Communities in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Fungal endophytes inhabit plant tissues without causing disease symptoms. They are highly diverse and distributed globally in all plants that have been investigated. Host, geographic, and environmental effects on endophyte communities have been reported in several studies, but the direct effect of fungal growth rate on endophyte composition has not been tested. To understand the relationship between foliar endophyte composition and fungal growth and to examine the effect of host, elevation, and climatic factors on the foliar endophyte communities, this study examined the foliar endophyte communities of representative gymnosperms and Rhododendron spp. across different elevations of Hehuanshan and Taipingshan forests in Taiwan. The isolation frequency and diversity of foliar endophyte

SUBMITTER: Huang YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature