Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Five Previously Unreported Endophytic Fungi Isolated from the Leaves of Woody Plants 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) December, 2017, 45(4):345-354.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20170040
Received: 17 November, 2017; Revised: 23 November, 2017; Accepted: 23 November, 2017
Published: December, 2017.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

The leaves of two woody plant species, Pinus densiflora and Aronia melanocarpa, were collected in Korea, and endophytic fungi were isolated from these surface-sterilized leaves. The fungal isolates were identified based on their morphological characteristics and the results of the phylogenetic analysis involving nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), including 5.8S rDNA, D1/D2 regions of 28S rDNA, and β-tubulin genes. Pestalotia lawsoniae and Zasmidium fructicola were isolated from Pinus densiflora, and three species, Pestalotiopsis chamaeropis, Pestalotiopsis jesteri, and Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum were isolated from Aronia melanocarpa. To the best of our knowledge, these species have not been previously reported in Korea.

Keywords

Endophytic fungi, Pestalotia lawsoniae, Pestalotiopsis chamaeropis, Pestalotiopsis jesteri, Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum, Zasmidium fructicola

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