Sebacinales Everywhere: Previously Overlooked Ubiquitous Fungal Endophytes

0358145 - BÚ 2011 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Weiss, M. - Sýkorová, Zuzana - Garnica, S. - Riess, K. - Martos, F. - Krause, C. - Oberwinkler, F. - Bauer, R. - Redecker, D.
Sebacinales Everywhere: Previously Overlooked Ubiquitous Fungal Endophytes.
PLoS ONE. Roč. 6, č. 2 (2011), s. 1-7. ISSN 1932-6203. E-ISSN 1932-6203
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : Sebacinales * endophytes * mycorrhiza
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 4.092, year: 2011

Inconspicuous basidiomycetes from the order Sebacinales are known to be involved in a puzzling variety of mutualistic plant-fungal symbioses (mycorrhizae), which presumably involve transport of mineral nutrients. Recently a few members of this fungal order not fitting this definition and commonly referred to as ‘endophytes’ have raised considerable interest by their ability to enhance plant growth and to increase resistance of their host plants against abiotic stress factors and fungal pathogens. Using DNA-based detection and electron microscopy, we show that Sebacinales are not only extremely versatile in their mycorrhizal associations, but are also almost universally present as symptomless endophytes.
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