@article { author = {Hashemi, S. A. and Zare, R. and Khodaparast, S. A. and Elahinia, S. A.}, title = {A new Xylaria species from Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {1-10}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.13603}, abstract = {Three species of the genus Xylaria (Xylariaceae) are presented based on collections from Guilan Province, Iran. Both morphological and molecular characteristics were used in order to identify these species. Xylaria longissima sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new Xylaria species and X. cf. striata and X. xylarioides are reported as new records from Iranian mycobiota. Xylaria longissima and X. xylarioides were collected from wood of unknown dicotyledonous plants and X. cf. striata was collected from soil. Differences between these species and other closely related taxa are discussed. The result of this study indicates that sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region have sufficient resolution to distinguish major species groups.}, keywords = {Ascomycetes,Xylariaceae,taxonomy,Guilan,Iran}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_13603.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_13603_5e20bff501b920ac5d2263ecb666cdad.pdf} } @article { author = {Amirmijani, A. R. and Khodaparast, S. A. and Zare, R.}, title = {Additions to the knowledge of the genus Cladosporium in Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {11-21}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.13654}, abstract = {During an investigation on Cladosporium species associated with numerous substrates of various localities in Iran during 2011-13, eight species including C. delicatulum, C. echinulatum, C. exile, C. macrocarpum, C. neriicola, C. pannosum, C. scabrellum and C. uredinicola were identified based on the morphological characters. All these species are new records for the Iranian mycobiota, except for C. echinulatum, C. macrocarpum and C. uredinicola. Furthermore, C. echinulatum and C. neriicola are reported as plant pathogens, causing lesion and leaf spot of Dianthus sp. and Nerium oleander, respectively.}, keywords = {biodiversity,biotrophs,hyperparasite,hyphomycetes}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_13654.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_13654_64c48ec39d3eccd60a7891c1670e848d.pdf} } @article { author = {Mirkhani, F. and Alaei, H.}, title = {Species diversity of indigenous Trichoderma from alkaline pistachio soils in Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {22-37}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14264}, abstract = {The diversity of Trichoderma spp. was investigated in alkaline soils of pistachio orchards at different geographic areas in Kerman province, Iran. A total of 161 Trichoderma isolates were obtained and identified at the species level by their morphological characters and sequence analysis of their internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and tef1-α genomic regions. Totally, five species of Trichoderma were identified, including T. harzianum, Trichoderma sp., T. virens, T. brevicompactum and T. longibrachiatum. ITS nucleotide sequences could not find molecular differences between T. harzianum and Trichoderma sp. To identify and differentiate these two species, the sequences of the translation-elongation factor 1-α (tef1-int 4 (large)) were determined for five representative isolates of T. harzianum and Trichoderma sp. The TrichoBLAST similarity search using the tef1-α sequences of the T. harzianum and Trichoderma sp. isolates determined in this study, revealed as T. harzianum. However, there was 34 nucleotides difference in tef1-α sequences, between the two groups of isolates. According to the results, more than 80% of the isolates belonged to two species T. harzianum and Trichoderma sp. T. harzianum was introduced as the dominant species in soil of pistachio orchards. Logistic regression analysis showed no relationship between the soil properties (pH, EC) and presence of Trichoderma spp. (R2 = 0.26, Pr = 0.74, 0.26 > 0.05).  }, keywords = {Alkaline soil,morphology,phylogeny,rDNA,tef1-α}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14264.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14264_2b78e92e9618abcc646c6f2c8c4c07cc.pdf} } @article { author = {Ebrahimi, S. and Sabbagh, S. K. and Aminaei, M. and Khosravimoghadam, F. and Rostami, F.}, title = {Genetic diversity of Paecilomyces variotii isolates by SSR marker in Kerman province, Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {38-45}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14223}, abstract = {Die-back disease caused by Paecilomyces variotti is one of the most destructive diseases of pistachio in Iran. In this study, genetic diversity of Paecilomyces variotti isolates was investigated with SSR marker, using six primers pairs. Sampling was done from pistachio gardens in different geographical zones of Kerman province during summer 2013. Various fungal isolates were isolated from infected twigs on PDA. Based on the morphological criteria, seventy isolates were identified as P. variotii. These identifications were confirmed by sequencing data analysis. Twenty isolates were selected for the genetic diversity assay. A total of 22 alleles was identified with an average of two alleles per each primer pair. The mean of Nei's coefficient among isolates was 1.53. The average of Polymorphic Information Contents (PIC) for the SSR markers in P. variotti was 0.68. UPGMA Clustering grouped all the tested isolates into eight groups with a high genetic diversity. Based on these results, we can conclude that SSR markers are suitable for illustrating levels of genetic diversity within the isolates, but it is not adequate for demonstrating the relationship between a selected set of isolates and their related geographical regions. }, keywords = {molecular marker,pathogen,Pistachio,Sequencing}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14223.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14223_f2a0ac6aaab4e7c3e851a6a29fbe0064.pdf} } @article { author = {Khodaparast, S. A. and Byrami, F. and Pourmoghadam, M. J. and Amirmijani, A. R. and Salimi, M.}, title = {A further contribution to the knowledge of sooty mould fungi from Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {46-58}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14224}, abstract = {Sooty mold fungi are often associated with honeydew which insects secrete while feeding on the plant. A great variety of these fungi occur in the North of Iran, especially on Citrus ssp which is one of the most widely cultivated fruit trees in this region. During last 10 years, several collections of these fungi examined and 15 species have been recorded. In this paper seven previously unreported species are treated and described for the first time from Iran. The treated species include Catenuloxyphium heterosporum (on Salix aegiptiaca and Alnus glutinosa); Echinothecium sp. (on Eriobotrya japonica and Passiflora sp.); cf. Denisiella sp. (On Citrus sinensis and Malus pumila); Fumagospora capnodioides (on Alnus glutinosa, Populus deltoids, Salix aegyptiaca and Zelkova carpinifolia); Leptoxyphium fumago (on Alnus glutinosa, Rubus sp. and Phytolacca americana); Tripospermum juglandis (on Ligustrum sp.) and Scorias spongiosa (on Citrus sinensis).}, keywords = {Capnodiales,Capnodiaceae,Chaetothyriaceae,Scorias,Fumagospora}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14224.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14224_006f1bb2fcfdb46f2e91d05931de5916.pdf} } @article { author = {Mehrabi, M. and Hemmati, R.}, title = {Two new records of Lopadostoma for mycobiota of Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {59-64}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14225}, abstract = {Xylariaceous fungi are typically saprobes, but are also commonly isolated as endophytes and some species are pathogens. Two species of Lopadostoma (Xylariaceae, Xylariales) are reported for the first time from Iran. L. dryophilum was found from dead branches of Quercus sp. in East Azerbaiejan and L. fagi from dead branches of Fagus sp. in Ardabil province. Based on morphology and sequence data (ITS), the two species, L. dryophilum and L. fagi are confirmed as new records for mycobiota of Iran. A detailed description of the two species are provided. This is the first report of the genus in Iran.}, keywords = {Lopadostoma,Xylariaceae,systematic,ITS}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14225.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14225_0d812600352903447e011582826a4cd0.pdf} } @article { author = {Kumar, S. and Singh, R.}, title = {Taxonomy of asexual microfungus Periconia on Phoenix in India}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {65-68}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14226}, abstract = {The anamorphic fungus genus Periconia is worldwide in distribution and causes foliar disease on plants mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. This study presents the description and illustration of P. palmivora discovered on leaves of Phoenix dactylifera (Palmae/Arecaceae) from Terai forest region of Uttar Pradesh, India. The taxonomic determination was based on morphological characteristics of the fungus. The proposed novel species is entirely different from previously described P. tirupatiensis, having shorter, unbranched and smooth conidiophores and longer and smooth conidia. A key of Periconia species reported on Phoenix is provided. Descriptions and nomenclatural details were deposited in MycoBank (www.MycoBank.org).}, keywords = {Mycodiversity,anamorphic foliicolous fungi,systematics,new species}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14226.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14226_c944ec097ebb201ff16c7cb29ea45db2.pdf} } @article { author = {Pordel, A. and Ahmadpour, A. and Behnia, M. and Javan‒Nikkhah, M.}, title = {New records of Hyphomycetes fungi in Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {69-74}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14227}, abstract = {In present study, two species of Hyphomycetes fungi including, Cephaliophora tropica (in soil), and Monascus pilosus (on corn silage) are reported for the first time to Iranian mycobiota. Descriptions of these species have been provided with morphological characteristics and ITS rDNA sequence analyses.  }, keywords = {morphology,taxonomy,Cephaliophora,Monascus}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14227.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14227_d3c5a423b9f70e2b4f4a476c35877503.pdf} } @article { author = {Naeimi, S. and Javadi, L. and Javadi, A. R.}, title = {First report of Pestalotia disseminata, the causal agent of feijoa fruit rot in Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {75-76}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14228}, abstract = {None}, keywords = {None}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14228.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14228_ef6147dcab6cb37982d0023443c7ae95.pdf} } @article { author = {Jamali, S.}, title = {First report of the Helicocephalum sarcophilum (Zoopagomycotina) in Iran}, journal = {Mycologia Iranica}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {77-77}, year = {2015}, publisher = {Iranian Mycological Society}, issn = {2382-9664}, eissn = {2382-9656}, doi = {10.22043/mi.2015.14229}, abstract = {None}, keywords = {None}, url = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14229.html}, eprint = {https://mij.areeo.ac.ir/article_14229_d3d0b3a7be8bd10a374078d2ad953099.pdf} }