Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Isolated from Dokdo Island

1Bureau of Ecological Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
2Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea

Correspondence to abiesendo@gmail.com

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2017, 45(4):284-291.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20170036
Received: 13 November, 2017; Accepted: 16 November, 2017
Published: December, 2017.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

In this study, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were isolated from rhizosphere soils of Dokdo Island. Based on their morphological characteristics and 18S rDNA sequence analysis, eight species belonging to seven genera were identified: Acaulospora longula, A. mellea, Claroideoglomus claroideum, Diversispora aurantia, Funneliformis mosseae, Gigaspora margarita, Paraglomus occultum, and Septoglomus constrictum. No differences were noted between the AMF isolated from Dongdo and Seodo in Dokdo Island, and all of these AMF have been reported previously in Korea. These results could be useful for diversity and functional analyses of AMF in Korea.

Keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Dokdo, Symbiosis

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