Characterization of mycorrhizal fungi isolated from the threatened Cypripedium macranthos in a northern island of Japan: two phylogenetically distinct fungi associated with the orchid
Characterization of mycorrhizal fungi isolated from the threatened Cypripedium macranthos in a northern island of Japan: two phylogenetically distinct fungi associated with the orchid
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DOI:
10.1007/s00572-009-0251-4
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发表时间:
2009-05
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3.9
通讯作者:
H. Shimura;Mai Sadamoto;Mayumi Matsuura;T. Kawahara;S. Naito;Y. Koda
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作者:
H. Shimura;Mai Sadamoto;Mayumi Matsuura;T. Kawahara;S. Naito;Y. Koda
We isolatedRhizoctonia-like fungi from populations of the threatened orchidCypripedium macranthos. In ultrastructural observations of the septa, the isolates had a flattened imperforate parenthesome consisting of two electron-dense membranes bordered by an internal electron-lucent zone, identical to the septal ultrastructure ofRhizoctonia repens(teleomorphTulasnella), a mycorrhizal fungus of many orchid species. However, hyphae of the isolates did not fuse with those of known tester strains ofR.repensand grew less than half as fast as those ofR.repens. In phylogenetic analyses, sequences for rDNA and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the isolates were distinct from those of the taxonomically identified species ofTulasnella. On the basis of the ITS sequences, the isolates clustered into two groups that corresponded exactly with the clades demonstrated for otherCypripediumspp. from Eurasia and North America despite the geographical separation, suggesting high specificity in theCypripedium–fungus association. In addition, the two phylogenetic groups corresponded to two different plant clones at different developmental stages. The fungi from one clone constituted one group and did not belong to the other fungal group isolated from the other clone. The possibility of switching to a new mycorrhizal partner during the orchid’s lifetime is discussed.