Fungus-larva relation in the formation of Cordyceps sinensis as revealed by stable carbon isotope analysis

Abstract For more than one thousand years, Cordyceps sinensis has been revered as a unique halidom in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau for its mysterious life history and predominant medicinal values. This mysterious fungus-larva symbiote also attracted the over-exploitation, while several problems on th...

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Main Authors: Lian-Xian Guo, Yue-Hui Hong, Qian-Zhi Zhou, Qing Zhu, Xiao-Ming Xu, Jiang-Hai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08198-1