Open AccessRamichloridium endophyticum sp. nov., a novel species of endophytic fungus from Potamogeton pectinatus
Author(s) -
Hua Zheng,
Zefen Yu,
Jianping Xu,
Rafael F. Castañeda-Ruíz,
Min Qiao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1466-5034
pISSN - 1466-5026
DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.004190
Subject(s) - biology , potamogeton , botany , phylogenetic tree , conidium , genus , appendage , taxonomy (biology) , fungus , ecology , gene , aquatic plant , genetics , macrophyte
During a survey of endophytic fungi in aquatic plants collected from Tibet, PR China, a novel species, Ramichloridium endophyticum, was isolated from Potamogeton pectinatus . This novel species differs from other species of the genus Ramichloridium by its finely verrucose, obovoid, ellipsoidal–obovoid and occasionally subglobose conidia. Phylogenetic analysis of the combined sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene ( tef1-α ) confirmed that the isolated strain represents a member of the genus Ramichloridium . A full description, illustrations and a phylogenetic tree showing the position of R. endophyticum are provided.