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oryzae, Curvularia lunata, Drechslera halodes,
Exserohilum rostratum and Nigrospora oryzae were found
on rice kernel and diseased leaves. Plant pathogenic and
saprophytic fungi found on grass leaves included
Alternaria longipes (on Brachiaria mutica), Beltrania
rhombica (on Digitaria cialiaris and Pennesitum
pedicellatum), Curvularia akaii (on D. cialiaris), C.
borreriae (on Echinochloa crusgalli), C. intermedia (on P.
polystachyon), C. ovoidea and C. penniseti (on P.
pedicellatum), C. sorghina (on P. setosum), Drechslera
spp. (on Rhychelytrum repens, B. ruziziensis, Eleusine
indica, Penicum maxinum), Exserohilum sp. (on P.
padicellatum), Nigrospora oryzae (on Imperata cylindrica,
Dichanthium annulatum and R. repens), N. sphaerica (on
D. digitaria, R. repens and D. annulatum) and Pyricularia
grisea (on B. mutica, P. padicellatum, Penicum repens and
Cenchrus echinatus).
525 - Diversity of coprophilous fungi from wild and
domestic animals in Central and North-East Thailand
O. Jeamjitt 1* , L. Manoch 1 , R. Watling 2 & G.P. Sharples 3
1 Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture,
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand. - 2 Royal
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, Scotland, U.K. -
3 Institutes of Bioscience, John Moores University, Byrom
Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, England, U.K. - E-mail:
onumaj@yahoo.com
Coprophilous fungi are a large group of saprobic fungi that
can survive thermal and chemical conditions in herbivore
digestive tracts. They are adapted to extreme conditions
and many species show distinctive morphological features.
This group of fungi have been shown to be a source of
antibiotics, organic acids, enzymes, biological control
agents and other secondary metabolites of economic
importance. In the present studies, 8 dung samples of
domestic animals and wildlife, including buffalo, cow,
deer, elephant, goat, rabbit, rat and toad, were collected
from nine locations in Central and Northeast Thailand. The
moist chamber, soil plate, alcohol and heat treatment
methods were used to isolate these fungi. Identification was
based on morphological characters observed with light and
scanning electron microscopy.The results revealed that 27
genera and 14 species were found, including 3
Zygomycetes: Absidia corymbifera, Cunninghamella and
Rhizopus; 18 Ascomycetes: Ascobolus, Ascodesmis,
Cercophora, Chaetomium, C. cupreum, C. globosum,
Echinopodospora, Eupenicillium osmophilum, Eurotium
amstelodami, Microascus, Neosartorya fumigata var.
glager, Podospora curvicolla, Preussia, Saccobolus,
Sporormiella, Sordaria fimicola, Talaromyces
bacillisporus and T. rotundus; 13 Hyphomycetes:
Acremonium, Arthrinium, Arthrobotrys, Aspergillus
candidus gr., A. fumigatus gr., A. niger gr., Penicillium
spp., Scopulariopsis, Stachybotrys and Trichoderma
harzianum and 1 Basidiomycete: Coprinus.
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526 - The habitat ecology and distribution of lichen
Lobaria pulmonaria in Estonia
I. Jüriado
Institute of Botany and Ecology, University of Tartu, 38 Lai
Str., Tartu, 51005, Estonia. - E-mail: jyriado@ut.ee
Lobaria pulmonaria grows in biotopes of long ecological
continuity and favours forests of natural conditions. The
atmospheric pollution and destructive forest management
has caused the decline of distribution in many parts of its
distribution area, especially in Europe. The aim of this
study was to review the substrate types, habitat demands
and distribution of L. pulmonaria in Estonia. All the
available data were accounted. The distribution analysis
within suitable habitats was performed using Corine
landcover types database in GIS. L. pulmonaria is totally
epiphytic lichen in Estonia, it has been found on 15 tree
species, almost exclusively on deciduous trees. One-third
of registered records of L. pulmonaria are known on
Populus tremula; it is common also on Acer platanoides,
Fraxinus excelsior and Quercus robur. The most of the
registered specimens (91%) grow in eutrophic borealnemoral,
eutrophic paludifying and mesotrophic boreal
forests, 6% are in semi-natural biotopes - wooded
meadows, and 3% of records are known from parks
(churchyards, former manor parks). L. pulmonaria is the
most common in over 100 years old mixed forest, on
average with 4-5 tree species or spruce dominated forests.
At present L. pulmonaria is recorded in a few hundred
localities in Estonia.
527 - Waxcap grasslands in Slovakia - History, present
state and perspectives
I. Kautmanova
Slovak National Museum - Nature Historical Museum,
Vajanského nábr.2, 821 05 Bratislava, Slovakia. - E-mail:
botanika@snm.sk
Slovakia is rich in seminatural grassland habitats, because a
small scale farming was the most common way of utilizing
not very rich nature sources. Small fields, meadows and
pastures were grazed and/or mowed and sometimes dungfertilized.
On these grasslands ecosystems very rich in
biodiversity developed. In the second half of the last
century many of these small plots were put together and
managed industrialy, which ment absolute loss of their
former character. Only at the most inaccessible places
some of them were preserved, but many of their owners
lost interest in utilizing them. Research of fungal diversity
of these ecosystems has just started, but results are
promising. In 1998 only 28 species of Hygrocybe were
published and since then 11 new species were recorded and
also the most endangered species as H. calyptraeformis, H.
spadicea and H. ovina can be found. The best known
localities: Landscape protected area (LPA) Biele Karpaty -
meadows with more than 10 species of Hygrocybe