A New Report on Phialocephala piceae Isolated from Leaf of Diospyros kaki in Korea

Sangkyu Park1   Seung-Yeol Lee1   Jae-Jin Lee1   In-Kyu Kang1   Hyang Burm Lee2   Hee-Young Jung1,*   

Abstract

A previously unrecorded fungus was isolated from the persimmon (Diospyros kaki) leaf phyllosphere in Korea. The isolated fungus was characterized by morphological and phylogenetic analyses. The typical morphological characteristics of Phialocephala piceae, including dark brown colonies and short, thick conidiophores, were observed on the isolated fungus. A phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB1) also confirmed the identification of the isolated fungal species as P. piceae. Therefore, this is the first report of P. piceae in Korea.

Acknowledgements

This research was supported by a grant (NIBR 2015-01205) from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea for projects on the survey and discovery of indigenous Korean fungal species.

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