@article{PAR00004048,
  title = {{M}olecular diversity and host specificity of termite-associated {X}ylaria},
  author = {{G}uedegbe, {H}. {J}. and {M}iambi, {E}. and {P}ando, {A}nne and {H}oungnandan, {P}. and {R}ouland {L}ef{\`e}vre, {C}orinne},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tudies have revealed that some {X}ylaria species were closely associated with fungus-growing termite nests. {H}owever this relationship) rarely had been investigated and the host specificity of: termite-associated {X}ylaria {W}as not yet {C}learly established. {E}ighteen {X}ylaria. r{DNA}-{ITS} sequences were obtained from fungus combs belonging to 11 {M}acrotermitinae species front eight. regions. {L}ow diversity was {F}ound between isolates, and nine sequences were retrieved. {T}ermite-associated {X}ylaria were shown to be monophyletic, with three main clades, all including strains from various termite hosts and geographical localities. {T}his new molecular study shows no species specificity with respect to fungus-growing termites, which suggests that there might be substrate specialization.},
  keywords = {fungus combs ; host specificity ; {ITS} sequences ; phylogeny ; termite-associated {X}ylaria},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ycologia},
  volume = {101},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {686--691},
  ISSN = {0027-5514},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.3852/08-182},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004048},
}