Polyphasic analysis of intraspecific diversity in Epicoccum nigrum warrants reclassification into separate species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epicoccum nigrum Link (syn. E. purpurascens Ehrenb. ex Schlecht) is a saprophytic ascomycete distributed worldwide which colonizes a myriad of substrates. This fungus has been known as a biological control agent for plant pathogens and produces a variety of secondary metabolites with important biological activities as well as biotechnological application. E. nigrum produces darkly pigmented muriform conidia on short conidiophores on sporodochia and is a genotypically and phenotypically highly variable species. Since different isolates identified as E. nigrum have been evaluated as biological control agents and used for biocompound production, it is highly desirable that this species name refers to only one lineage. However, according to morphological and genetic variatio

SUBMITTER: Favaro LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3154903 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature