Can leaf degrading enzymes provide evidence that endophytic fungi becoming saprobes?

• Main Authors: Itthayakorn Promputtha, Kevin D. Hyde, Eric H C McKenzie, John F. Peberdy, Saisamorn Lumyong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79955809705&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/50492
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The diversity of endophytic and saprobic fungi from Magnolia liliifera leaves were observed and analyzed to establish relationships. Nine endophytes were morphologically and phylogenetically similar to the saprobes; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Colletotrichum sp. 2, Corynespora cassiicola, Fusari...