Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

First Report on Four Novel Endophytic Fungal Species Isolated from Leaves of Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 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) June, 2018, 46(2):114-121.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20180015
Received: May 16, 2018; Revised: May 25, 2018; Accepted: May 25, 2018
Published: June, 2018.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

We isolated endophytic fungi from the leaves of the conifer Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii inhabiting Mt. Hallasan. The fungal isolates were identified based on phylogenetic analysis using nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region, large subunit region of ribosomal DNA, translation elongation factor, and β-tubulin region. In this study, we confirmed four species of unreported endophytic fungi in Korea, Allantophomopsis lycopodina, Epicoleosporium ramularioides, Kabatina juniperi, and Seiridium podocarpi. We describe their morphological characteristics and the results of the phylogenetic analysis.

Keywords

Allantophomopsis lycopodina, Epicoleosporium ramularioides, Kabatina juniperi, Seiridium podocarpi

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