Mycobiology.  2014 Mar;42(1):82-85.

Characterization of Myrothecium roridum Isolated from Imported Anthurium Plant Culture Medium

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  • 1Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. piceae@dankook.ac.kr

Abstract

During an investigation of microorganisms and pests in plant culture media from imported anthurium pots, a fungal isolate (DUCC4002) was detected. Based on its morphological characters including colony shape on potato dextrose agar, the microstructures of spores observed by light and scanning electron microscopy and the results of phylogenetic analysis using an internal transcribed spacer rDNA sequence, the fungal isolate was identified as Myrothecium roridum. Pathogenicity testing on anthurium leaves revealed that the fungus could colonize and produce sporodochia on the inoculated leaves. This is the first report of M. roridum detected in imported plant culture medium in Korea.

Keyword

Anthurium; Import; Myrothecium roridum; Plant culture medium

MeSH Terms

Agar
Colon
Culture Media
DNA, Ribosomal
Fungi
Glucose
Korea
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Plants*
Solanum tuberosum
Spores
Virulence
Agar
Culture Media
DNA, Ribosomal
Glucose
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