Endophytic Mycobiota Characterization of the Amazonian Mistletoe Cladocolea micrantha Hosted in Cashew Tree
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stems, suggesting that some horizontal fungal contami-
nation (leaf-leaf) cannot be excluded [30]. This is the
first description of G. mangiferae as an endophyte in C.
micrantha. Moreover, its presence on A. occidentale sug-
gests a close host-parasite relationship, a fact that may be
relevant to the medicinal properties of the parasite plant
and to the popular preference for G. mangiferae grown
on this host plant.
5. Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Dra. Lilian A. Procópio for the
plant identification, and plant collectors Silo Silva and
Rosalba Bilby for their help.
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