title: Diversity of endophytic fungi isolated from korean ginseng leaves.
abstract: We investigated the diversity of the foliar endophytes of Korean ginseng. Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy leaves of mountain-cultivated ginseng (MCG) and field-cultivated ginseng (FCG) at 4 sites in Chungbuk Province. A total of 24 species of fungal endophytes were identified using molecular approaches. Additionally, the diversity of these endophytic fungi was compared between MCG and FCG. The major isolated endophytes were Edenia gomezpompae and Gibberella moniliformis in the MCG and FCG samples, respectively. The results suggest that ginseng endophytes have different community structures in different environments, and this understanding may prove useful in ginseng cultivation.
authors: Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon 363-791, Korea.
authors: Ju-Kyeong
authors: JK
authors: Eo
authors: Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon 363-791, Korea.
authors: Min-Seok
authors: MS
authors: Choi
authors: Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongwon 363-791, Korea.
authors: Ahn-Heum
authors: AH
authors: Eom
keywords: Edenia gomezpompae; Endophytic fungi; Gibberella moniliformis; Panax ginseng