Journal: MycoKeys
Article Title: Extensive sampling and high-throughput sequencing reveal Posidoniomyces atricolor gen. et sp. nov. ( Aigialaceae , Pleosporales ) as the dominant root mycobiont of the dominant Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica
doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.55.35682
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vivo root colonisation pattern and in vitro cultural aspects of Posidoniomyces atricolor . a In vivo colonisation on the root surface (arrows) and in the hypodermis (asterisks) of P. oceanica b DSE colonisation on the root surface c germinating microsclerotia stained with trypan blue (arrows) d compact colony developed from microsclerotia (arrow) e surface-sterilised root segments yielding P. atricolor compact colonies (black arrows), sometimes with substrate mycelium (white arrows) f compact colonial morphotype g mycelial colonial morphotype h mycelial morphotype developing from microsclerotia (arrows) in transversal section. Scale bars: 20 μm ( a, b ), 50 μm ( c ), 100 μm ( d ), 200 μm ( f, h ), 500 μm ( g ).
Article Snippet: Thus, we characterised P. oceanica root mycobionts using tag-encoded 454-pyrosequencing at 32 localities in the NW Mediterranean Sea (covering the distribution of P. oceanica from its westernmost localities to the boundary between the Western and Eastern Mediterranean basins).
Techniques: In Vivo, In Vitro, Staining