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Geosmithia fungi are highly diverse and consistent bark beetle associates: evidence from their community structure in temperate Europe.
Microbial ecology - 1 Jan 2008
Kolarík Miroslav, Kubátová Alena, Hulcr Jirí, Pazoutová Sylvie
Abstract excerpt
Geosmithia spp. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are little-studied, dry-spored fungi that occur in galleries built by many phloeophagous bark beetles. This study mapped the distribution and environmental preferences of Geosmithia species occurring in galleries of temperate European bark beetles. One hundred seven host tree samples of 16 tree species infested with 23 subcortical insect species were collected from across...
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