The fungal endophytes of erythrorchis cassythoides - is this orchid saprophytic or parasitic?
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Erythrorchis cassythoides is a c o m m o n c l imbing orchid in Eastern Aust ra l ia. T h e plant lacks ch lorophyl l and typical ly is rooted a t t he base of matu re t rees sugges t ing the orch id rece ives its carbon supp ly v ia root fungi f r om ei ther rott ing vegeta t ion or indirect ly f rom l iv ing t ree roots. W e have ana lysed the funga l D N A within roots of the orch id us ing ITS-P C R ana lys is, c lon ing and molecu lar sequenc ing to gain insight into the m o d e of nutr i t ion of th is o rch id. Fungal ITS rDNA sequences we re successfu l ly ampl i f ied and c loned f rom roots of three orchid plants occur r ing at di f ferent localit ies in S E Queens land. Compar i son
Author: John Dearnaley
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1267090733