Table 1. Frequency of colonization (FC), isolates, richness and Shannon-Wiener index (H') of endophytic fungi in plants.
Strains obtained from Polygonum acuminatum and Aeschynomene fluminensis from contaminated (+PHg and +AHg) and uncontaminated areas (-PHg and -AHg).
| Parameters | +PHg | +AHg | -PHg | -AHg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolates | Total | 72 | 46 | 38 | 34 |
| Average* | 6,1 ± 3,5a | 3,8 ± 2,5ab | 3,2 ± 2,0b | 2,8 ± 2,4b | |
| Richness | Total | 31 | 27 | 18 | 18 |
| Average * | 4,7 ± 2,4a | 3,2 ± 1,8ab | 2,7 ± 1,7b | 2,3 ± 1,7b | |
| H’ | Total | 3,03 | 3,10 | 2,47 | 2,77 |
| Average* | 1,4 ± 0,5a | 1,0 ± 0,6ab | 0,8 ± 0,7b | 0,6 ± 0,6b | |
| FC (%) | Average ** | 54,1 ± 16,0a | 48,3 ± 14,8a | 26,5 ± 18,3b | 30,8 ± 20,2b |
Equal letters in the same row do not differ statistically by Duncan's test (* p = 0.01 and ** p = 0.001). The means are shown with ± SD