Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Five Species of Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Roots of Native Orchid Plants from 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):355-361.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20170041
Received: 21 November, 2017; Revised: 27 November, 2017; Accepted: 28 November, 2017
Published: December, 2017.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

In this study, endophytic fungi were isolated from the roots of three native orchid species from Korea: Bletilla striata, Oreorchis patens, and Cephalanthera longibracteata. The isolated fungal endophytes were identified based on the morphological and molecular characteristics including sequence analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 28S ribosomal DNA regions. As a result, we discovered 5 species of fungal endophytes that have not been previously reported in Korea: Phialocephala bamuru, Coniochaeta mutabilis, Phialophora foetens, Calonectria canadensis, and Neonectria ramulariae.

Keywords

Orchid, Fungal endophytes, Bletilla striata, Oreorchis patens, Cephalanthera longibracteata

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