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Title	Biodiversity of endophytic fungi associated with 29 traditional Chinese medicinal plants
Authors	Huang, WY1 Cai, YZ1 Hyde, KD2 Corke, H1 Sun, M1
Keywords	Biodiversity Endophytic fungi Host-endophyte relationships, host-preference, medicinal plants, plant chemistry, spatial heterogeneity, tissue-specificity
Issue Date	2008
Publisher	Fungal Diversity Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hku.hk/ecology/mycology/FD/index.htm
Citation	Fungal Diversity, 2008, v. 33, p. 61-75 [How to Cite?]
Abstract	Endophytic fungi residing in medicinal plants have not been systematically characterized. In this study, we classified 1160 fungal isolates from 29 medicinal plant species using traditional morphological methods. The colonization rate, isolation rate, and relative frequency of these endophytes were investigated. The relationship between the composition of endophytic fungi and the chemical constituents of host plants was also explored for the first time. The results showed that endophytic fungi.from these medicinal plants exhibited high biodiversity, host-recurrence, tissue-specificity, and spatial heterogeneity. Taxa of Alternaria, Colletotrichum, Phoma, Phomopsis, Xylariales, and mycelia sterilia were the dominant fungal endophytes. Some phenolic compounds were found to more likely coexist with certain endophytic fungi in the same plants. Our systematic investigation reveals that traditional medicinal plants are a rich and reliable source of novel endophytic fungi. This study was the first step towards understanding host-endophyte relationships based on the plant chemistry.
ISSN	1560-2745 2011 Impact Factor: 4.769 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.078
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dc.contributor.author	Huang, WY
dc.contributor.author	Cai, YZ
dc.contributor.author	Hyde, KD
dc.contributor.author	Corke, H
dc.contributor.author	Sun, M
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-31T04:17:00Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-31T04:17:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description.abstract	Endophytic fungi residing in medicinal plants have not been systematically characterized. In this study, we classified 1160 fungal isolates from 29 medicinal plant species using traditional morphological methods. The colonization rate, isolation rate, and relative frequency of these endophytes were investigated. The relationship between the composition of endophytic fungi and the chemical constituents of host plants was also explored for the first time. The results showed that endophytic fungi.from these medicinal plants exhibited high biodiversity, host-recurrence, tissue-specificity, and spatial heterogeneity. Taxa of Alternaria, Colletotrichum, Phoma, Phomopsis, Xylariales, and mycelia sterilia were the dominant fungal endophytes. Some phenolic compounds were found to more likely coexist with certain endophytic fungi in the same plants. Our systematic investigation reveals that traditional medicinal plants are a rich and reliable source of novel endophytic fungi. This study was the first step towards understanding host-endophyte relationships based on the plant chemistry.
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dc.identifier.citation	Fungal Diversity, 2008, v. 33, p. 61-75 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage	75
dc.identifier.hkuros	158389
dc.identifier.issn	1560-2745 2011 Impact Factor: 4.769 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.078
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dc.identifier.scopus	eid_2-s2.0-61849133540
dc.identifier.spage	61
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10722/60713
dc.identifier.volume	33
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Fungal Diversity Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hku.hk/ecology/mycology/FD/index.htm
dc.publisher.place	Hong Kong
dc.relation.ispartof	Fungal Diversity
dc.relation.references	References in Scopus
dc.subject	Biodiversity
dc.subject	Endophytic fungi
dc.subject	Host-endophyte relationships, host-preference, medicinal plants, plant chemistry, spatial heterogeneity, tissue-specificity
dc.title	Biodiversity of endophytic fungi associated with 29 traditional Chinese medicinal plants
dc.type	Article

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