Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Ju-Kyeong Eo 1,2, Hyeok Park 1, Ahn-Heum Eom 1*
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Division of Basic Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2018, 46(4):437-446.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20180048
Accepted: November 24, 2018; Revised: November 23, 2018; Received: November 14, 2018
Published: December, 2018.
© 2018 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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We investigated the biodiversity of endophytic fungi in Pinus densiflora and Junipreus rigida from Mt. Baekryeonsan and Mt. Johangsan in Korea. In total, 59 isolates were discovered from 26 host plants and identified using sequences from the rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Twenty taxa of endophytic fungi were identified in this study; 62% of isolates belonged to Leotiomycetes, 34% belonged to Sordariomyetes, and 4% belonged to Agaricomycetes. Results confirmed three previously unreported endophytic fungi in Korea: Phanerochaete concrescens, Creosphaeria sassafras, and Scopuloides rimosa. Community analysis showed that the fungal diversity patterns of the samples from Mt Baekryeonsan and Mt. Johangsan are similar to those from previous studies and varied depending upon host and locality.
Biodiversity, Endophytic fungi, Juniperus rigida, Lophodermium spp., Pinus densiflora,