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High-throughput sequencing-based analysis of endogenetic fungal communities inhabiting the Chinese Cordyceps reveals unexpectedly high fungal diversity.
Scientific reports - 14 Sept 2016
Xia Fei, Chen Xin, Guo Meng-Yuan, Bai Xiao-Hui, Liu Yan, Shen Guang-Rong, Li Yu-Ling, Lin Juan, Zhou Xuan-Wei
Abstract excerpt
Chinese Cordyceps, known in Chinese as "DongChong XiaCao", is a parasitic complex of a fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) and a caterpillar. The current study explored the endogenetic fungal communities inhabiting Chinese Cordyceps. Samples were collected from five different geographical regions of Qinghai and Tibet, and the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-1 sequences from each sample were obtained...
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