Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Hyun-sook Choi 1, Hyeok Park 1, Ju-Kyeong Eo 2, and Ahn-Heum Eom 1,*
1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Brueau of Basic Ecological Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) March, 2020, 48(1):55-61.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20200006
Accepted: March 26, 2020; Revised: March 25, 2020; Received: February 27, 2020
Published: March, 2020.
© 2020 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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In this study, we isolated endophytic fungal strains from the rhizoid and the leaf of Mnium heterophyllum and Hypnum plumaeforme, respectively. The isolated strains were identified based on morphological characters and molecular analysis of the internal transcribed spacer, large subunit rDNA, β-tubulin, and RNA polymerase II subunit regions. From the results, we confirmed two endophytic fungal species, Cercophora thailandica, and Biscogniauxia petrensis, which to the best of our knowledge, have not yet been reported in Korea. We further describe the morphological characteristics and the results of the molecular analyses of these isolated fungal strains.
Biscogniauxia petrensis, Cercophora thailandica, Endophytic fungi, Hypnum plumaeforme, Mnium heterophyllum