Taxonomic Evaluation of a Bioherbicidal Isolate of Albifimbria verrucaria, Formerly Myrothecium verrucaria
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Phenotypic Characterization
2.2. Genetic Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species and Isolate Number | cmdA | ITS | LSU | rpb2 | tef1 | tub2 |
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Achroiostachys humicola CBS 868.73 *,† | 73.4% (300/409) | 73.6% (521/708) | 97.0% (801/826) | 76.2% (550/722) | 90.1% (127/141) | 84.3% (305/362) |
Albifimbria lateralisCBS 117,712 *,† | 91.3% (608/666) | 99.4% (666/670) | 99.3% (820/836) | 94.6% (682/721) | 89.4% (405/453) | 96.7% (352/364) |
A. terrestris CBS 126,186 *,† | 91.3% (605/663) | 99.4% (666/650) | 99.2% (819/826) | 93.9% (675/719) | 89.2% (405/454) | 96.7% (551/363) |
A. verrucaria NRRL 2003 *,†,‡ | 98.5% (649/659) | 99.8% (633/643) | 99.9% (825/826) | 99.3% (716/721) | 96.2% (430/447) | 99.2% (356/359) |
A. virdis CBS 449.71 *,† | 93.3% (615/659) | 99.9% (669/670) | 99.8% (824/826) | 95.4% (683/716) | 88.8% (404/455) | 98.3% (353/359) |
Brevistachys variabilis CBS 141,057 † | 79.9% (222/278) | 77.2% (319/413) | 93.5% (772/826) | 72.0% (321/446) | 92.6% (137/148) | 80.8% (298/369) |
Capitofimbria compacta CBS 111,739 *,†,‡ | 77.7% (313/402) | 75.8% (503/664) | 98.6% (815/827) | 79.6% (577/725) | 97.3% (143/147) | 82.7% (296/358) |
Dimorphiseta terrestris CBS 127,345 *,† | 75.0% (437/583) | 81.9% (550/672) | 98.6% (815/827) | 85.6% (612/715) | 94.4% (135/143) | 88.6% (327/369) |
Grandibotrys pseudotheobromae CBS 136,170 *,† | -- | 74.7% (519/695) | 96.7% (771/797) | 72.9% (510/700) | 91.6% (131/143) | 81.7% (294/360) |
Gregatothecium humicola CBS 205.96 *,† | 77.8% (312/401) | 80.6% (555/689) | 99.2% (820/827) | 82.7% (596/721) | 98.6% (139/141) | 84.1% (301/358) |
Inaequalispora prestonii CBS 175.73 *,†,‡ | 73.4% (315/429) | 79.0% (527/667) | 97.8% (809/827) | 79.6% (575/722) | 91.6% (130/142) | 80.3% (236/294) |
Kastanostachys aterrima CBS 101,310 *,† | -- | -- | 95.5% (790/827) | 72.6% (525/723) | -- | -- |
Myrothecium inundatum CBS 275.48 * | 74.7% (331/443) | 80.7% (453/673) | 98.6% (815/827) | -- | 96.5% (136/141) | 84.1% (310/358) |
Myrothecium simplex CBS 582.93 * | 75.5% (320/424) | 81.0% (545/673) | 98.6% (815/827) | -- | 97.2% (137/141) | 83.8% (300/358) |
Neomyrothecium humicola CBS 310.96 *,† | 76.3% (318/417) | 82.7% (548/663) | 99.2% (820/827) | 83.4% (601/721) | 98.6% (139/141) | -- |
Paramyrothecium cupuliforme CBS 127,789 *,†,‡ | 78.7% (329/418) | 81.0% (554/684) | 99.2% (820/827) | 81.2% (521/642) | 91.5% (129/141) | 85.0% (306/360) |
P. roridum NRRL 2183 †,‡ | 78.5% (328/418) | 94.1% (642/682) | 98.9% (818/827) | 82.0% (591/721) | 89.3% (134/150) | 84.9% (304/358) |
P. viridisporim CBS 873.85 * | 78.7% (329/418) | 81.1% (553/682) | 98.9% (818/827) | 82.4% (594/721) | 89.8% (132/147) | 83.8% (300/358) |
Parvothecium terrestre CBS 198.89 *,† | 75.1% (320/426) | 79.9% (531/665) | 97.9%(810/827) | 80.6% (582/722) | 93.1% (134/144) | 82.4% (305/370) |
Smaragdiniseta bisetosa CBS 459.82 *,†,‡ | 76.8% (447/582) | 82.7% (554/670) | 99.2% (819/826) | 83.8% (604/721) | 93.6% (132/141) | 87.1% (317/364) |
Stachybotrys chartarum CBS 182.80 * | 74.6% (309/414) | 76.3% (509/667) | 96.3% (796/827) | 75.8% (547/722) | 92.9% (131/141) | 81.8% (296/362) |
Striaticonidium cinctum CBS 932.69 *,†,‡ | 76.0% (319/420) | 74.9% (500/668) | 97.9% (809/826) | 78.9% (569/721) | -- | 82.3% (307/373) |
Tangerinosporium thalitricola CBS 317.61 *,† | 73.3% (431/588) | 80.5% (542/673) | 97.9% (810/827) | -- | -- | 84.7% (305/360) |
Xenomyrothecium tongaense CBS 598.80 *,†,‡ | 72.5% (427/589) | 79.3% (548/691) | 98.9% (818/827) | 82.1% (592/721) | 97.9% (140/143) | 86.6% (310/358) |
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Weaver, M.A.; Hoagland, R.E.; Boyette, C.D.; Brown, S.P. Taxonomic Evaluation of a Bioherbicidal Isolate of Albifimbria verrucaria, Formerly Myrothecium verrucaria. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090694
Weaver MA, Hoagland RE, Boyette CD, Brown SP. Taxonomic Evaluation of a Bioherbicidal Isolate of Albifimbria verrucaria, Formerly Myrothecium verrucaria. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(9):694. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090694
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeaver, Mark A., Robert E. Hoagland, Clyde Douglas Boyette, and Shawn P. Brown. 2021. "Taxonomic Evaluation of a Bioherbicidal Isolate of Albifimbria verrucaria, Formerly Myrothecium verrucaria" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 9: 694. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090694