Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Two Novel Species of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Roots of Rhododendron schlippenbachii in Korea

Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea

Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) September, 2017, 45(3):229-233.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20170027
Received: 9 August, 2017; Revised: 21 August, 2017; Accepted: 22 August, 2017
Published: September, 2017.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

We isolated endophytic fungal strains from roots of Rhododendron schlippenbachii growing in Minjujisan mountain, Korea. The two strains were identified as Engyodontium album and Phaeosphaeria microscopica based on their morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit regions of the ribosomal DNA. These two species, E. album and P. microscopica, have not been previously reported in Korea.

Keywords

Endophytes, Engyodontium album, Phaeosphaeria microscopic, Rhododendron schlippenbachii

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