Culturable fungal assemblages growing within Cenococcum sclerotia in forest soils

K Obase, GW Douhan, Y Matsuda… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum (Ascomycota, Dothideomycetes) forms
black, round to irregular sclerotia in forest soils. Fungi that colonize the sclerotia appear to …

Analysis of sclerotia-associated fungal communities in cool-temperate forest soils in north Japan

AF Amasya, K Narisawa, M Watanabe - Microbes and environments, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We herein investigated sclerotia that were obtained from cool-temperate forests in Mt.
Chokai and Mt. Iwaki in north Japan and tentatively identified as the resting bodies of …

Progress and Challenges in Understanding the Biology, Diversity, and Biogeography of Cenococcum geophilum

K Obase, GW Douhan, Y Matsuda, ME Smith - … of mycorrhizal symbiosis, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Cenococcum geophilum (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) is one of the most
common ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal and temperate regions. Although C. geophilum was …

Isolation source matters: sclerotia and ectomycorrhizal roots provide different views of genetic diversity in Cenococcum geophilum

K Obase, GW Douhan, Y Matsuda, ME Smith - Mycologia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Cenococcum geophilum forms sclerotia and ectomycorrhizas with host plants in forest soils.
We demonstrated the differences in genetic diversity of C. geophilum between cultured …

Phylogenetic diversity of 200+ isolates of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Cenococcum geophilum associated with Populus trichocarpa soils in the Pacific Northwest …

JM Vélez, RM Morris, R Vilgalys, J Labbé, CW Schadt - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The ectomycorrhizal fungal symbiont Cenococcum geophilum is of high interest as it is
globally distributed, associates with many plant species, and has resistance to multiple …

Phylogenetic placement of the ectomycorrhizal genus Cenococcum in Gloniaceae (Dothideomycetes)

JW Spatafora, CA Owensby, GW Douhan… - Mycologia, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cenococcum is a genus of ectomycorrhizal Ascomycota that has a broad host range and
geographic distribution. It is not known to produce either meiotic or mitotic spores and is …

Significant diversity and potential problems associated with inferring population structure within the Cenococcum geophilum species complex

GW Douhan, KL Huryn, LAI Douhan - Mycologia, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Cenococcum geophilum is perhaps the most widely distributed and most recognized
ectomycorrhizal fungus with a host range of more than 200 tree species from 40 genera of …

Diversity and host preference of fungi co-inhabiting Cenococcum mycorrhizae

G Kernaghan, G Patriquin - Fungal ecology, 2015 - Elsevier
Diverse fungal assemblages colonize the fine feeder roots of woody plants, including
mycorrhizal fungi, fungal root endophytes and soil saprotrophs. The fungi co-inhabiting …

Diversity of Cenococcum geophilum isolates from serpentine and non-serpentine soils

DG Panaccione, NL Sheets, SP Miller, JR Cumming - Mycologia, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Serpentine soils are characterized by a disproportionate level of Mg in relation to Ca and
often contain phytotoxic levels of available Ni. Both of these factors may represent stresses …

Revisiting phylogenetic diversity and cryptic species of Cenococcum geophilum sensu lato

K Obase, GW Douhan, Y Matsuda, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The fungus Cenococcum geophilum Fr.(Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) is one of
the most common ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal to temperate regions. A series of …