Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Jeong-Youn Lee 1, Eun-Hwa Lee 1, Kang-Hyeon Ka 2 and Ahn-Heum Eom 1*
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Wood Chemistry and Microbiology Division, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 02455, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) March 31, 2016, 44(1):16-22.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2016.44.1.16
Received: March 19, 2016; Revised: March 24, 2016; Accepted: March 25, 2016
Published: March 31, 2016.
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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.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Community structure, Species diversity, Acaulospora, Island