Jones Amanda L, Taylor Joanne E, Ennos Richard A
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Building, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
J Fungi (Basel). 2025 Feb 14;11(2):148. doi: 10.3390/jof11020148.
The diversity of foliar fungal endophyte communities was examined in three economically and ecologically important pine species in Scotland: Scots pine, Corsican pine and lodgepole pine. Two plantation sites comprising all three species were selected in climatically contrasting parts of Scotland and were sampled in late spring by collecting healthy needles from two age classes. Surface sterilisation was carried out before obtaining cultures of fungal isolates, and representatives of common sterile morphotypes were sequenced to determine taxonomic placement. Overall relative proportions of the dominant taxa across sites, tree species and needle age classes were as follows: spp. (52%), (17%) and (7%). Many other less frequent taxa were recovered. The results agreed with previous endophyte studies in that the combined effects of site and tree species produced unique endophytic fungal assemblages. Phylogenetic analyses revealed potential sub-species variation associated with site in . Our findings point to the potential naturalisation of European fungal endophytic species (e.g., spp.) in Scottish pine plantations, particularly in association with Corsican pine.
对苏格兰三种具有经济和生态重要性的松树——欧洲赤松、科西嘉松和黑松——的叶部真菌内生菌群落多样性进行了研究。在苏格兰气候条件形成对比的地区选择了两个包含所有这三个树种的种植园地点，并在春末通过采集两个年龄组的健康针叶进行采样。在获得真菌分离株培养物之前进行了表面消毒，并对常见无菌形态型的代表进行了测序以确定分类地位。跨地点、树种和针叶年龄组的优势类群的总体相对比例如下： spp.（52%）、 （17%）和 （7%）。还分离出了许多其他不太常见的类群。结果与之前的内生菌研究一致，即地点和树种的综合影响产生了独特的内生真菌组合。系统发育分析揭示了 中与地点相关的潜在亚种变异。我们的研究结果表明欧洲真菌内生菌物种（如 spp.）在苏格兰松树种植园中具有潜在的归化现象，特别是与科西嘉松相关联时。
