Publication: Above- and below-ground ectomycorrhizal diversity in a pine-oak forest in Northeastern Thailand
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2015
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1252526
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Bibliographic Citation
Chiang Mai Journal of Science. Vol 42, No.1 (2015), p.80-88
Suggested Citation
Dokmai P., Phosri C., Khangrang R., Suwannasai N. Above- and below-ground ectomycorrhizal diversity in a pine-oak forest in Northeastern Thailand. Chiang Mai Journal of Science. Vol 42, No.1 (2015), p.80-88. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6227
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Abstract
A diversity of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi in a pine-oak forest in the PhuKhieo Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) in remote northeastern Thailand, was investigated both aboveground (fruit-bodies) and below-ground (root tips). The total number of fungi studied were 27 and 109 samples, respectively. Due to a high variation of mushroom morphotypes and limitations in identification of ECM roots, nucleotide sequences of ITS and 5.8S nrDNA were determined and analysed. The results revealed a high diversity of ECM fungi, especially in the below-ground samples. ECM mushrooms belonged to 6 families whereas root tip samples belonged to 10 families. Russulaceae was a dominant and frequently found fungal family in our study. Other families such as Amanitaceae, Boletaceae and Sclerodermataceae were also identified from both above-ground and below-ground samples. In addition, two families, Astraeaceae and Gomphaceae were only noted above-ground, whereas Ceratobasidiaceae, Inocybaceae, Sebacinaceae, Tremellaceae and Thelephoraceae were only detected below-ground. Our study provide the first molecular characterizations of an ECM diversity in pine-oak forest in Thailand. © 2015 Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved.