Fig. 1. Arthrobotrys sinensis. A-B, conidiophore; C-G, conidia; H, adhesive network. Bars = 20 µm (A, C, D, E, F, G, H) and 50 µm (B).
Fig. 2. Nematode captured by trap (adhesive network). Bars = 20 µm.
Fig. 3. Phylogenetic tree based on ITS sequence showing the position of strain SJCM-1 (MF592791) and related fungal taxa. Numbers at branches are bootstrap values, derived only for the nodes supported by greater than 50% (1,000 replicates). Bar, 0.02 substitutions per site.
Table 1. Morphological characteristics of different isolates Arthobotrys sinensis and its comparison to Korean isolate
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