Table 3.
Strains identified as potential mycorrhizal fungi or dark-septate endophytes and their nearest GenBank neighbors.
| Strain | GenBank accession # | Number of isolates | Host | Sitea | Nearest GenBank neighbor (accession #) | Identity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCG6 | MH029247 | 2 | ACb | A | Tomentella cf. ellisii (KC782507) | 96.2 |
| ACCG15 | MH016787 | 1 | AC | A | Sebacina sp. (HQ154358) | 98.6 |
| JP10 | MH029265 | 1 | ARc | B | Phialocephala bamuru (MG195534) | 98.5 |
| JP21 | MH029251 | 1 | AR | B | Rhizoscyphus ericae (AM887700) | 95.9 |
| JN10 | MH029257 | 2 | AR | C | Cryptosporiopsis sp. (KT268764) | 99.8 |
| JN11 | MH029263 | 4 | AR | C | Phialocephala fortinii (LC131022) | 99.5 |
| JN14 | MH029248 | 1 | AR | C | Meliniomyces bicolor (HQ157926) | 99.8 |
| JN21A | MH029264 | 1 | AR | C | Phialocephala lagerbergii (AB190400) | 99.1 |
| JN22 | MH029252 | 1 | AR | C | Meliniomyces bicolor (HM190124) | 99.5 |
| JN25 | MH029256 | 1 | AR | C | Pezicula melanigena (KY977594) | 100.0 |
| JN31d | MH029250 | 1 | AR | C | Rhizoscyphus ericae (JQ711893) | 98.9 |
| JN33d | MH029249 | 1 | AR | C | Cadophora finlandica (NR_121279) | 99.6 |
| DB15d | MH029253 | 1 | AR | D | Oidiodendron echinulatum (DQ069040) | 100.0 |
| DR9d | MH029254 | 6 | AR | F | Pezicula melanigena (KY977594) | 100.0 |
| Cim7 | MH029262 | 3 | AR | I | Cadophora sp. (MG076773) | 100.0 |
| AN2 | MH029258 | 2 | AR | K | Cadophora sp. (MG076773) | 99.8 |
| AN75 | MH029260 | 1 | AR | K | Cadophora sp. (MG076773) | 99.7 |
| AN77 | MH029255 | 1 | AR | K | Cryptosporiopsis sp. (KT268764) | 99.8 |
| AN97 | MH029259 | 3 | AR | K | Cadophora sp. (MG076773) | 100.0 |
| AN115 | MH029261 | 1 | AR | K | Cadophora sp. (MG076773) | 99.7 |
a
Site descriptions are in Table 1.
b
Alnus alnobetula ssp. crispa.
c
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa.
d
These strains did not form endophytic structures in inoculation trials.