Genetic Diversity of Epichloe Endophytes Associated with Brachypodium and Calamagrostis Host Grass Genera including Two New Species.

ABSTRACT: Fungi of genus Epichloë (Ascomycota, Clavicipitaceae) are common endophytic symbionts of Poaceae, including wild and agronomically important cool-season grass species (subfam. Poöideae). Here, we examined the genetic diversity of Epichloë from three European species of Brachypodium (B. sylvaticum, B. pinnatum and B. phoenicoides) and three species of Calamagrostis (C. arundinacea, C. purpurea and C. villosa), using DNA sequences of tubB and tefA genes. In addition, microsatellite markers were obtained from a larger set of isolates from B. sylvaticum sampled across Europe. Based on phylogenetic analyses the isolates from Brachypodium hosts were placed in three different subclades within the Epichlo

SUBMITTER: Leuchtmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9605649 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature