Towards a molecular identification of the Pisonia mycobiont

被引:17
作者
Chambers, SM [1 ]
Sharples, JM [1 ]
Cairney, JWG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Sydney Nepean, Sch Sci, Mycorrhiza Res Grp, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia
关键词
ectomycorrhiza; ectomycorrhizal fungus; Pisonia grandis; Thelephoraceae; internal transcribed spacer;
D O I
10.1007/s005720050199
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of a mycobiont isolated from Pisonia grandis R. Br. (Nyctaginaceae) was sequenced and a comparison made with sequences currently available in the GenBank Nucleotide Database. The mycobiont ITS sequence showed a high degree of homology (up to 87% over 637 bases) with a number of Thelephoraceae isolates, strongly implying that it belongs in that taxon. Published descriptions of hyphal morphology also show broad correlation between the P. grandis mycobiont and the Thelephoraceae isolates. The data highlight the usefulness of ITS sequence data in mycorrhizal research and the need for researchers to submit to the database ITS sequence data for mycorrhizal fungi with which they are working.
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页码:319 / 321
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