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Issue: Vol. 720 No. 3: 2 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.720.3.3
Page range: 224-236
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Penicillium sinense, a new species of endophytic fungi from Citrus trifoliata with inhibition activities to pathogenic fungi

Longping Branch, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 41000, China; Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha 410009, China
Longping Branch, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 41000, China
NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Human Diseases Animal Model Resource Center, International center for technology and innovation of animal model, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing 100021, China
NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Human Diseases Animal Model Resource Center, International center for technology and innovation of animal model, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing 100021, China
NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Human Diseases Animal Model Resource Center, International center for technology and innovation of animal model, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing 100021, China
Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha 410009, China
Hunan Institute of Microbiology, Changsha 410009, China
NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, National Human Diseases Animal Model Resource Center, International center for technology and innovation of animal model, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing 100021, China
Penicillium new species systematic endophytic fungus Fungi

Abstract

Penicillium is a common, widespread and economically important genus. In an investigation of endophytic Penicillium species associated with trifoliate orange in China, a novel species in Penicillium section Exilicaulis, namely P. sinense was isolated from the leaves of Citrus trifoliata L. in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is different from other Penicillium species morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analyses. Multi-locus (CaM, ITS, RPB2 and TUB) phylogenetic analysis confirmed that P. sinense is distinct from other species. A synopsis of the morphological characters of the new species is provided. The biocontrol potential of P. sinense was measured by the confrontation test between P. sinense and common pathogenic fungi. The results of the study provided a strain resource for screening effective antagonistic Penicillium strains and biological control of fungal diseases.

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How to Cite

Li, X., He, X., Shi, W., Zuo, S., Li, X., Peng, D., Guo, Z. & Su, L. (2025) Penicillium sinense, a new species of endophytic fungi from Citrus trifoliata with inhibition activities to pathogenic fungi. Phytotaxa 720 (3): 224–236. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.720.3.3