Trichoderma amazonicum, a new endophytic species on Hevea brasiliensis and H. guianensis from the Amazon basin

Mycologia. 2011 Jan-Feb;103(1):139-51. doi: 10.3852/10-078. Epub 2010 Jun 16.

Abstract

A new species of Trichoderma (teleomorph Hypocrea, Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes, Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae), T. amazonicum, endophytic on the living sapwood and leaves of Hevea spp. trees is described. Trichoderma amazonicum is distinguished from closely related species in the Harzianum clade (e.g. Hypocrea alni, H. brunneoviridis, H. epimyces, H. parepimyces, T. aggressivum, T. harzianum, T. pleuroticola and T. pleuroti) by morphological and ecological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of three loci (ITS nrDNA, tef1 and rpb2). The closest relatives of this species are the facultatively fungicolous species T. pleuroticola and T. pleuroti.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Hevea / microbiology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / chemistry
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / genetics
  • Peru
  • Plant Leaves / microbiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA Polymerase II / chemistry
  • RNA Polymerase II / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / chemistry
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / genetics
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Trichoderma / classification*
  • Trichoderma / genetics
  • Trichoderma / isolation & purification
  • Trichoderma / ultrastructure

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S
  • RNA Polymerase II

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