Diversity of Endophytic Fungi from the Roots of Halophytes Growing in Go-chang Salt Marsh

• Published in: Hangug gynnhaghoi ji Vol. 40; no. 2
• Main Authors: You, Y.H., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Yoon, H.J., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Woo, J.R., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Seo, Y.G., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Kim, M.A., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Lee, G.M., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Kim, J.G., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 01-06-2012
• Subjects: Endophytic fungi; Fungal diversity; HALOFITAS; HALOPHYTE; HALOPHYTES; Salt marsh
• ISSN: 0253-651X; 2383-5249

Halophyte samples, such as Suaeda japonica, Phragmites australis, Limonium tetragonum, Suaeda maritima were collected from Go-chang salt marsh. Thirty-nine endophytic fungal strains were isolated from the roots of halophytes naturally growing in salt marsh. All endophytic fungal strains isolated were analyzed by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) containing ITS1, 5.8 s and ITS2 region. Endophytic fungal strains belong to eight orders, i.e., Eurotiales (36%), Pleosporales (26%), Hypocreales (18%), Incertae sedis (8%), Glomerellales (5%), Sordariales (2%), Xylariales (2%), and Capnodiales (3%). On genus level, they were composed of Alternaria, Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Cladosporium, Colletotrichum, Coniothyrium, Dothideomycete, Fusarium, Gibberella, Macrophoma, Penicillium, Pestalotiopsis, Phaeosphaeria, Phoma, Pleosporales, Pseudozyma, Talaromyces, and Termitomyces. Of them, Penicillium (26%), Fusarium (13%) of Eurotiales and Hypocreales were predominant.