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Diversity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Taraxacum coreanum and Their Antifungal Activity

  • Paul Narayan Chandra (Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Won-Ki (Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Woo, Sung-Kyoon (Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Myung-Soo (Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Yu, Seung-Hun (Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy leaf and root samples of Taraxacum coreanum. Of the 72 isolates recovered, 39 were from leaves and 33 from roots with an isolation frequency of 54% and 46%, respectively. Based on ITS sequence analysis, 72 isolates were classified into 19 genera of which 17 were under the phylum Ascomycota and 2 were under Basidiomycota. Diverse genera were found and Alternaria, Cladosporium, Fusarium and Phoma were dominant. Out of 19 genera, Apodus, Ceriporia, Dothideales, Leptodontidium, Nemania, Neoplaconema, Phaeosphaeria, Plectosphaerella and Terfezia were new to Korea. Seventy two isolates were screened for antifungal activity, of which 10 isolates (14%) were found active at least against one of the tested fungi. Isolate 050603 had the widest antifungal spectra of activity, and isolates 050592 and 050611 were active against three plant pathogenic fungi.

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