In the Gymnospermae, coniferous substrata have been well examined for associating fungal species, e.g., in phytopathological studies, in floral investigation including edible or toxic mushrooms, and in the research of fungal succession phenomena following decomposition of leaf litter or wood [1,2]. Fungi in relation to Ginkgo biloba have not been well studied, however. Because of its less common
... [Show full abstract] distribution in the wild and because of the limited industrial use of Ginkgo wood, interests of many mycologists until now have been mainly confined to fungi pathogenic to Ginkgo street trees.