Description
Ericoid mycorrhizae (ERM) form between a range of fungal symbionts and the hair roots of ericaceous plants. This data set includes the fungal symbionts that were identified from root hairs of Erica mammosa and Erica versicolor. The diversity of the symbionts were examined using both cloning and sequencing and automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA). The data represent the collection details for the Ericas, as well as sequence reference and catalogue numbers for the isolates which are housed in the Microbiology Department of Stellenbosch University.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 193 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Jacobs, K. Mycorrhizal associations of Erica hair roots in South African fynbos - data set
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is South African National Biodiversity Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 417276eb-5082-4da3-b410-fe5680da65d9. South African National Biodiversity Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by South African Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
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Geographic Coverage
Western Cape: City of Cape Town, Helderberg Nature Reserve; Stellenbosch, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve; Swartland, Riverlands-Pella research station
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-34.061, 18.572], North East [-33.487, 18.98] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Fungi, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes associated with Erica mammosa and Erica versicolor roots. Data set includes details of collection of Erica mammosa and Erica versicolor and of the isolates, with reference for sequence data. Several isolates unidentified, or identified as new species. Genera included: Calcarisporiella, Cryptococcus, Cryptosporiopsis, Fusarium, Leohumicola, Oidiodendron, Penicillium, Sporobolomyces, Sporothrix
| Phylum | Fungi, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Erica mammosa, Erica versicolor (Fungi) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2010-03-18 / 2013-01-31 |
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Sampling Methods
ARISA (Automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis) analysis was done on a number of roots from a variety of fynbos sites, and data comparisons were done to compare the endophytic community both within different regions of root systems, between individual plants, and between different nature reserves, to determine if any significant patterns of association exist.
| Study Extent | Western Cape: City of Cape Town, Helderberg Nature Reserve; Stellenbosch, Jonkershoek Nature Reserve; Swartland, Riverlands-Pella research station |
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| Quality Control | No data verification or cleaning done. Co-ordinates for some samples are in deg,min,sec and others for deg,decimal mins (highlighted). Probable error in format for some of the latitudes - stated as seconds rather than minutes. |
Method step description:
- The data includes endophytes isolated from Erica mammosa roots which were cultured, and then DNA was extracted and sequenced.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=mycorrhizal_associations_erica_fynbos |
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