Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Ju-Kyeong Eo1, Jae-Eui Cha2, and Ahn-Heum Eom2,*
1Ecological Technology Research Team, Divison of Ecological Applications Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
2Department 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 31, 2023, 51(4):441-446.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.20230045
Accepted: December 26, 2023; Revised: December 22, 2023; Received: November 13, 2023
Published: December 31, 2023.
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Bamboo is host to diverse range of fungi, however, research on bambusicolous fungi remains insignificant in Korea. The genus Apiospora is prevalent in various environments, particularly as endophytic fungi in Poaceae, to which bamboo belongs. In this study, endophytic fungi were isolated from stems of Pseudosasa japonica collected from Gongju-si, Korea. To identify these endophytic fungi, we observed morphological characteristics and conducted phylogenetic analysis using internal transcribed spacer (ITS), large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSU), and β-tubulin (TUB2) DNA, identifying and describing an unrecorded fungus, Apiospora pseudosinensis.
Apiospora psedosinensis, Endophytic fungi, Korea, Pseudosasa japonica