Diversity of the Bambusicolous Fungus Apiospora in Korea: Discovery of New Apiospora Species

Sun Lul Kwon, Minseo Cho, Young Min Lee, Hanbyul Lee, Changmu Kim, Gyu Hyeok Kim, Jae Jin Kim

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Abstract

Many Apiospora species have been isolated from bamboo plants–to date, 34 bambusicolous Apiospora species have been recorded. They are known as saprophytes, endophytes, and plant pathogens. In this study, 242 bambusicolous Apiospora were isolated from various bamboo materials (branches, culms, leaves, roots, and shoots) and examined using DNA sequence similarity based on the internal transcribed spacer, 28S large subunit ribosomal RNA gene, translation elongation factor 1-alpha, and beta-tubulin regions. Nine Apiospora species (Ap. arundinis, Ap. camelliae-sinensis, Ap. hysterina, Ap. lageniformis sp. nov., Ap. paraphaeosperma, Ap. pseudohyphopodii sp. nov., Ap. rasikravindrae, Ap. saccharicola, and Ap. sargassi) were identified via molecular analysis. Moreover, the highest diversity of Apiospora was found in culms, and the most abundant species was Ap. arundinis. Among the nine Apiospora species, two (Ap. hysterina and Ap. paraphaeosperma) were unrecorded in Korea, and the other two species (Ap. lageniformis sp. nov. and Ap. pseudohyphopodii sp. nov.) were potentially novel species. Here, we describe the diversity of bambusicolous Apiospora species in bamboo organs, construct a multi-locus phylogenetic tree, and delineate morphological features of new bambusicolous Apiospora in Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)302-316
Number of pages15
JournalMycobiology
Volume50
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Bambusicolous Apiospora
  • diversity
  • morphology
  • multi-locus phylogeny
  • novel species

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases

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