Abstract
Endophytic fungi have been isolated from the leaves of Loiseleuria procumbens (L. ) Desv. from twenty sites in the Swiss Alps.
Three groups of endophytes could be distinguished. The first group comprises species which are not specific to L. procumbens and have been reported from other hosts as in the anamorphs of some Xylariaceae. Other taxa, so far as is known, are only from plant species belonging to closely related families and are represented by Physalospora empetri, and Phyllosticta pyrolae. A third group of fungi, which are at least host family specific, includes Apostrasseria lunata and the anamorph of Godronia callunigera.
The degree of colonisation by endophytic fungi on plants exposed to extreme ecological conditions is very likely dependent on microclimatic and ecological factors.
The distribution of endophytes can be explained partly by plant sociological and factors and host-specificity of endophytic fungi is mostly confined to the family and not to genus or species levels.
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Petrini, O. (1987). Endophytic fungi of Alpine Ericaceae. The Endophytes of Loiseleuria Procumbens . In: Laursen, G.A., Ammirati, J.F., Redhead, S.A. (eds) Arctic and Alpine Mycology II. Environmental Science Research, vol 34. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1939-0_6
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