New records of endophytic fungi from Phragmites australis in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.

3 Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiKF), Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Senckenberganlage 25, D60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Goethe University, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Str. 13, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

10.22043/MI.2023.361184.1247

Abstract

In order to contribute to the knowledge of endophytic fungi of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) in Iran, seventeen isolates were recovered from the leaves, stems and roots of healthy common reed plants collected from five different sites around Lake Urmia in the East and West Azarbaijan provinces, Iran. Five different species viz Achroiostachys betulicola, Ac. humicola, Cephalotrichum tenuissimum, Myrmecridium schulzeri, and Priconia igniaria were identified based on morphological characteristics and phylogeny inferred from nuclear internal ribosomal transcribed spacer sequence (ITS-rDNA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Ac. betulicola and Ac. humicola for the Funga of Iran. In addition, this study provided new insights into the distribution and host range of the identified species.

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