• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.188-192
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• 2016

A previously unrecorded fungus was isolated from the persimmon (Diospyros kaki) leaf phyllosphere in Korea. The isolated fungus was characterized by morphological and phylogenetic analyses. The typical morphological characteristics of Phialocephala piceae, including dark brown colonies and short, thick conidiophores, were observed on the isolated fungus. A phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and RNA polymerase II largest subunit (RPB1) also confirmed the identification of the isolated fungal species as P. piceae. Therefore, this is the first report of P. piceae in Korea.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.338-341
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• 2016

A dark septate endophytic fungal strain 13E043 was isolated from the needle leaves of Thuja koraiensis from a forest in Korea. Morphological characteristics of conidia and phialids. Along with a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA, the isolate was identified as Phialocephala piceae (also known as Phaeomollisia piceae). This is the first report of a dark septate endophyte isolated from the foliage of conifer trees in Korea.