Identification of endophytic fungi from leaves of Pandanaceae based on their morphotypes and DNA sequence data from southern Thailand

The authors established the taxonomic status of endophytic fungi associated with leaves of Pandanaceae collected from southern Thailand. Morphotypes were initially identified based on their characteristics in culture and species level identification was done based on both morpholog...

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Main Authors: Saowaluck Tibpromma, Kevin D. Hyde, Jayarama D. Bhat, Peter E. Mortimer, Jianchu Xu, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Mingkwan Doilom, Jun-Bo Yang, Alvin M. C. Tang, Samantha C. Karunarathna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-03-01
Series:MycoKeys
Online Access:https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=23670
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Summary:The authors established the taxonomic status of endophytic fungi associated with leaves of Pandanaceae collected from southern Thailand. Morphotypes were initially identified based on their characteristics in culture and species level identification was done based on both morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data. Twenty-two isolates from healthy leaves were categorised into eight morphotypes. Appropriate universal primers were used to amplify specific gene regions and phylogenetic analyses were performed to identify these endophytes and established relationships with extant fungi. The authors identified both ascomycete and basidiomycete species, including one new genus, seven new species and nine known species. Morphological descriptions, colour plates and phylogenies are given for each taxon.
ISSN:1314-4057
1314-4049