Item Details

title

The Evaluation of the Endophytic Mycobiome of Magnolia grandiflora

author

Parker, DeJana Tre'nell

abstract

All plants are both externally and internally occupied by an assorted microbial community. This colonized community is part of the plant’s microbiome and consists of bacteria, protists and fungi. Asymptomatic microbes occupying internal tissues of plants are called endophytes. Fungal endophytes are of major importance because they exist in the healthy tissues of all terrestrial plants and have in some cases been shown to contribute to the health of their plant hosts. They are also important because some fungi are known to produce a variety of enzymes, vitamins, secondary metabolites and volatiles. Despite their biological and practical importance, plant-fungal endophyte interactions have been underexplored and in spite of their ubiquitous nature, it is not always clear if and how fungal endophytes affect the health of their plant hosts. Before we can understand how fungal endophytes affect their plant hosts, it is important to explore the fungal community within plants.

subject

Endophytes

Fungal Endophytes

Fungi

Magnolia grandiflora

Mycobiome

contributor

Tague, Brian W (committee chair)

Curran, James (committee member)

Pease, James (committee member)

date

2018-05-24T08:36:12Z (accessioned)

2018-05-24T08:36:12Z (available)

2018 (issued)

degree

Biology (discipline)

identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/90733 (uri)

language

en (iso)

publisher

Wake Forest University

type

Thesis