Community Structure of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Islands of Chungnam, Korea

Jeong-Youn Lee1   Eun-Hwa Lee1   Kang-Hyeon  Ka2   Ahn-Heum Eom1,*   

Abstract

Five islands (Sinjindo, Mado, Daenanjido, Wonsando, and Sapsido) and the coastal area (Muchangpo) in Chungnam, Korea, were selected to determine the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Soil-inhabiting AM fungi were isolated and identified on the basis of morphological characteristics and sequence analyses of 18s rDNA. The differences in the fungal community structures were compared among sites. As a result, 24 species of AM fungi were identified, of which two species of AM fungi, Acaulospora brasiliensis and Redeckera fulvum, were isolated for the first time in Korea. This study revealed that AM fungal spore abundance was low and the genus Acaulospora was dominant in most of the islands. AM fungal community structures in five Islands were highly similar. However, the coastal area, Muchangpo, had different AM fungal community structure from the islands.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by a grant (FP 0801-2010-01) from the Korea Forest Research Institute of the Republic of Korea.

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