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Issue: Vol. 606 No. 1: 26 Jul. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.606.1.4
Page range: 43-53
Abstract views: 178
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Fusarium endophyticum sp. nov. (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales), a new endophytic fungus from northern Thailand

Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources; University of Phayao; Phayao 56000; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai 50200; Thailand; Academy of Science; the Royal Society of Thailand; Bangkok; 10300; Thailand
Fungi Ascomycota fungal endophyte phylogeny taxonomy tropical area

Abstract

A new endophytic ascomycete, described herein as Fusarium endophyticum, was isolated from leaves of Camellia sinensis var. assamica collected from Nan Province, northern Thailand. This species is described using morphological characteristics and molecular multi-gene analyses. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses of a combination of internal transcribed spacer region of the rDNA (ITS), translation-elongation factor 1 alpha (tef-1), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2), and RNA polymerase II largest subunit (rpb1) genes revealed that F. endophyticum belonged to the Fusarium lateritium species complex (FLSC) and was distinct from all other known species. A full description, illustrations and a phylogenetic tree showing the position of F. endophyticum are provided.

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