Abstract
Dark septate endophytes (DSE) are ubiquitous root associated fungi; however, our understanding of their ecological function remains unclear. Here, we investigated the positive effect of a DSE fungus on its host plant Lycium barbarum L. A DSE isolate, LBF-2, isolated from the roots of L. barbarum, was inoculated onto the roots of plants, which were grown under greenhouse conditions for five weeks. The result of molecular analyses of internal transcribed spacer regions indicated that LBF-2 was 96% similar to Paraphoma chrysanthemicola. Melanized septate hyphae were observed in the root cortical cells of L. barbarum using a light microscope. Inoculation with LBF-2 increased the total biomass by 39.2% and also enhanced chlorophyll fluorescence. Inoculation increased the concentration of total chlorophyll by 22.8% and of chlorophyll a by 21.3%, relative to uninoculated controls. These data indicate that the LBF-2 isolate might be used to facilitate the cultivation of L. barbarum, which has medicinal applications.
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Claim · model-written summary
The DSE isolate LBF-2 was 96% similar to Paraphoma chrysanthemicola by ITS analysis.
- Taxon
- Lycium barbarum L.
Lycium barbarumt0 - Interactor
- LBF-2e0symbiont
- Outcome
- similar to Paraphoma chrysanthemicolae0
- Value
- 96%e0
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Verbatim
e0“LBF-2 was 96% similar to Paraphoma chrysanthemicola”
t0“Lycium barbarum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Melanized septate hyphae were observed in L. barbarum root cortical cells.
- Taxon
- L. barbarumLycium barbarume0
- Organ / stage
- root cortical cellse0
- Interactor
- LBF-2t0symbiont
- Outcome
- Melanized septate hyphae were observede0
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Verbatim
e0“Melanized septate hyphae were observed in the root cortical cells of L. barbarum”
t0“endophytic isolate LBF-2”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with LBF-2 increased total biomass by 39.2%.
- Taxon
- Lycium barbarum L.Lycium barbarumt0
- Treatment
- Inoculation with LBF-2e0
- Interactor
- LBF-2e0symbiont
- Outcome
- total biomasse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 39.2%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Inoculation with LBF-2 increased the total biomass by 39.2%”
t0“Lycium barbarum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with LBF-2 enhanced chlorophyll fluorescence.
- Taxon
- Lycium barbarum L.Lycium barbarumt0
- Treatment
- Inoculation with LBF-2e0
- Interactor
- LBF-2e0symbiont
- Outcome
- chlorophyll fluorescencee0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Inoculation with LBF-2 increased the total biomass by 39.2% and also enhanced chlorophyll fluorescence”
t0“Lycium barbarum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation increased total chlorophyll concentration by 22.8% relative to uninoculated controls.
- Taxon
- Lycium barbarum L.Lycium barbarumt0
- Treatment
- Inoculatione0
- Interactor
- LBF-2t0symbiont
- Outcome
- concentration of total chlorophylle0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 22.8%e0
- Comparator
- uninoculated controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Inoculation increased the concentration of total chlorophyll by 22.8% and of chlorophyll a by 21.3%, relative to uninoculated controls”
t0“LBF-2 on the medicinal plant Lycium barbarum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation increased chlorophyll a concentration by 21.3% relative to uninoculated controls.
- Taxon
- Lycium barbarum L.Lycium barbarumt0
- Treatment
- Inoculatione0
- Interactor
- LBF-2t0symbiont
- Outcome
- chlorophyll ae0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 21.3%e0
- Comparator
- uninoculated controlse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Inoculation increased the concentration of total chlorophyll by 22.8% and of chlorophyll a by 21.3%, relative to uninoculated controls”
t0“LBF-2 on the medicinal plant Lycium barbarum L.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggested LBF-2 could facilitate cultivation of L. barbarum.
- Taxon
- L. barbarumLycium barbarume0
- Interactor
- LBF-2e0symbiont
- Outcome
- facilitate the cultivation of L. barbarume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the LBF-2 isolate might be used to facilitate the cultivation of L. barbarum”
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