Identification of the fungal endophyte of Ammophila breviligulata (American beachgrass) as Epichloë amarillans

The grass Ammophila breviligulata (American beachgrass) is known to host an endophyte of the genus Epichloë. Based on morphological characteristics it was originally identified as Acremonium typhinum var. ammophilae and is currently designated as Epichloë typhina var. ammophilae. However, the Epichl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Drake, Ian, White Jr, James F., Belanger, Faith C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
Materias:
Agricultural Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375938
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4300
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Sumario:The grass Ammophila breviligulata (American beachgrass) is known to host an endophyte of the genus Epichloë. Based on morphological characteristics it was originally identified as Acremonium typhinum var. ammophilae and is currently designated as Epichloë typhina var. ammophilae. However, the Epichloë species has not previously been identified based on DNA sequence data. Based on phylogenetic placement of beta-tubulin and translation elongation factor 1-alpha DNA sequences the endophyte is identified as a member of E. amarillans rather than E. typhina.

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