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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)  2008, Vol. 9 Issue (10): 835-841    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0860005
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Fungal diversity on fallen leaves of Ficus in northern Thailand
Hong-kai WANG, Kevin D. HYDE, Kasem SOYTONG, Fu-cheng LIN
Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; Fungal Research Group, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Tasud, Chiang Rai 571000, Thailand; Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand
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Abstract  Fallen leaves of Ficus altissima, F. virens, F. benjamina, F. fistulosa and F. semicordata, were collected in Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand and examined for fungi. Eighty taxa were identified, comprising 56 anamorphic taxa, 23 ascomycetes and 1 basidiomycete. Common fungal species occurring on five host species with high frequency of occurrence were Beltraniella nilgirica, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Ophioceras leptosporum, Periconia byssoides and Septonema harknessi. Colletotrichum and Stachybotrys were also common genera. The leaves of different Ficus species supported diverse fungal taxa, and the fungal assemblages on the different hosts showed varying overlap. The fungal diversity of saprobes at the host species level is discussed.

Key wordsFicus      Fallen leaves      Saprobes      Fungal diversity     
Received: 28 July 2008     
CLC:  Q939.5  
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Hong-kai WANG, Kevin D. HYDE, Kasem SOYTONG, Fu-cheng LIN. Fungal diversity on fallen leaves of Ficus in northern Thailand. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology), 2008, 9(10): 835-841.

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