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Molecular identification of Hymenoscyphus sp. from rhizoids of the leafy liverwort Cephaloziella exiliflora in Australia and Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1999

S. M. CHAMBERS ,
P. G. WILLIAMS ,
R. D. SEPPELT  and
J. W. G. CAIRNEY
S. M. CHAMBERS
Affiliation:
Mycorrhiza Research Group, School of Science, University of Western Sydney (Nepean), PO Box 10, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia
P. G. WILLIAMS
Affiliation:
School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
R. D. SEPPELT
Affiliation:
Antarctic Division, Private Bag, Kingston, TAS 7050, Australia
J. W. G. CAIRNEY
Affiliation:
Mycorrhiza Research Group, School of Science, University of Western Sydney (Nepean), PO Box 10, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia
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Abstract

Fungi isolated from the leafy liverwort Cephaloziella exiliflora collected in Australia and continental Antarctica were compared with Hymenoscyphus ericae using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region DNA sequences. The isolates displayed <2·1% sequence divergence within the ITS region, indicating that the endophytes from C. exiliflora are probably H. ericae. The data significantly extend the known host range and geographical distribution of H. ericae and indicate that the fungus has a global distribution.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 286 - 288
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© The British Mycological Society 1999

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