An endophytic member of the genus was isolated from the root of a healthy 3-year-old in Yunnan province, PR China. The results of phylogenetic analyses based on a combined of ITS, 1 and 2 indicated that this isolate was distinct from other species of the genus and closely related to . It can be distinguished from by its slower growth rates on PDA and colony morphology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFish cage farming has been generally banned in some regions since there is growing concern about adverse environmental issue caused by cage culture practices. This paper presents the long-term effects of past cage culture activities on heavy metal accumulation in sediment and fish in one historical cage culture lake (Changshou reservoir, Chongqing, China). Although cages were removed for over one decade in this studied lake, the average concentrations of heavy metals in sediments were still above 2 times higher than their background values, posing a moderate ecological risk.
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