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A preliminary study of fungal endophyte diversity in a stable and declining bed of Spartina anglica Hubbard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2005

JOHN CORNICK ,
ANNA STANDWERTH  and
P. J. FISHER
JOHN CORNICK
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY, UK
ANNA STANDWERTH
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY, UK
P. J. FISHER
Affiliation:
8, Larch Close, Summerdale, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5UE, UK
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Abstract

In a preliminary study of stable and declining beds of Spartina anglica five sporulating ascomycetes were identified. A comparison between stable and declining Spartina beds demonstrated that there was no overall difference in the fungal species found, and no significant difference between the numbers of isolates from the different beds except that Lulworthia sp. was more prominent in the stable beds. The vertical distribution of species of ascomycetes within Spartina anglica plants, from root to leaf-tip, is related to the status of the fungus as either an obligate or facultative marine fungus. The significance of these findings is discussed.

Keywords

Ascomycetesfungal endophyteSpartina anglica
Type
Original Article
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Mycologist , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 24 - 29
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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