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Abstract
A total of 518 endophytic fungal taxa (excluding 105 taxa identified beyond the level of genus and Mycelia sterilia) from 370 genera belonging to 188 families (including forty six isolates of uncertain taxonomic positions), were isolated from seventeen different Cycads. The results revealed that, although members of Ascomycota were dominant, the presence of Basidiomycota, Mucoromycota, Chytridiomycota, Olpidiomycota and Zoopagomycota couldn't be ruled out.
The endophytic fungi associated with Cycadales have been reported to exist in different primary lifestyles viz. plant_pathogens (86 genera), wood_saprotroph (78 genera), litter_saprotroph (44 genera), soil_saprotroph (41 genera), animal_parasite (24 genera), unspecified_saprotroph (20 genera), mycoparasite (13 genera), nectar/tap_saprotroph (11 genera), na and lichenized (08 genera each), ectomycorrhizal (07 genera), dung_saprotroph (06 genera), foliar_endophyte and arbuscular_mycorrhizal (05 genera each), epiphyte (04 genera), algal_parasite (03 genera), pollen_saprotroph and root_endophyte (02 genera each), lichen_parasite, unspecified_pathotroph, sooty_mold (01 genera each) (excluding 105 taxa which were identified either up to class, order and family level or are treated as incertae sedis, and Mycelia sterilia) and possibly produce several toxic compounds.
In a nut shell, the presence of fungal endophytes of different life histories, in a Cycad's endobiome, their long evolutionary history of association with the leaf, and capability of producing several mycotoxins could possibly mediate herbivory, and these specific fungal endophytes could be identified as candidates for future functional study.
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Fungal Biology Reviews is an international reviews journal, owned by the British Mycological Society. Its objective is to provide a forum for high quality review articles within fungal biology. It covers all fields of fungal biology, whether fundamental or applied, including fungal diversity, ecology, evolution, physiology and ecophysiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, cell biology, interactions (symbiosis, pathogenesis etc), environmental aspects, biotechnology and taxonomy. It considers aspects of all organisms historically or recently recognized as fungi, including lichen-fungi, microsporidia, oomycetes, slime moulds, stramenopiles, and yeasts.