Supplementary Material - Diversity of Root Fungal Endophytes in Acanthus ilicifolius

This supplementary dataset supports the study on the diversity of root-associated fungal endophytes in Acanthus ilicifolius, analyzed using both culture-dependent and culture-independent (metabarcoding) methods. It includes: Table S1: relative abundance (%) of endophytic fungal species based on sequencing read counts. Table S2: Taxonomic classification of operational taxonomic units (OTUs), including unculturable arbuscula mycorrhizhal fungi (AMF) such as Acaulospora, Diversispora, and Glomerales. Figure S1: Sankey Diagram visualizing species-level diversity of root fungal endophytes Figure S2: Comparative bar charts showing percentage occurenv=ce of endophytic fungi at phylum, class, order, and family levels by both culture-based and culture-free approaches.