biostudies-literatureUnknown11(2)Jones ALThe diversity of foliar fungal endophyte communities was examined in three economically and ecologically important pine species in Scotland: Scots pine, Corsican pine and lodgepole pine. Two plantation sites comprising all three species were selected in climatically contrasting parts of Scotland and were sampled in late spring by collecting healthy needles from two age classes. Surface sterilisation was carried out before obtaining cultures of fungal isolates, and representatives of common sterile morphotypes were sequenced to determine taxonomic placement. Overall relative proportions of the dominant taxa across sites, tree species and needle age classes were as follows: <i>Anthostomella</i> spp. (52%), <i>Lophodermium seditiosum</i> (17%) and <i>Desmazierella acicola</i> (7%). Many otherJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)148https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11856089biostudies-literatureFoliar Fungal Endophyte Communities of Scottish Plantation Pines.PMC11856089Ennos RAJones ALTaylor JEfalseFoliar Fungal Endophyte Communities of Scottish Plantation Pines.The diversity of foliar fungal endophyte communities was examined in three economically and ecologically important pine species in Scotland: Scots pine, Corsican pine and lodgepole pine. Two plantation sites comprising all three species were selected in climatically contrasting parts of Scotland and were sampled in late spring by collecting healthy needles from two age classes. Surface sterilisation was carried out before obtaining cultures of fungal isolates, and representatives of common sterile morphotypes were sequenced to determine taxonomic placement. Overall relative proportions of the dominant taxa across sites, tree species and needle age classes were as follows: <i>Anthostomella</i> spp. (52%), <i>Lophodermium seditiosum</i> (17%) and <i>Desmazierella acicola</i> (7%). Many other2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Feb2026-05-24T03:15:37.364Z2025-04-04T20:24:47.56ZS-EPMC118560893999744210.3390/jof11020148