Characterization of Myrothecium roridum Isolated from Imported Anthurium Plant Culture Medium.
- Author:
Hyuk Woo KWON
1
;
Jun Young KIM
;
Min Ah CHOI
;
Seung Yeol SON
;
Seong Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. piceae@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Anthurium;
Import;
Myrothecium roridum;
Plant culture medium
- MeSH:
Agar;
Colon;
Culture Media;
DNA, Ribosomal;
Fungi;
Glucose;
Korea;
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning;
Plants*;
Solanum tuberosum;
Spores;
Virulence
- From:Mycobiology
2014;42(1):82-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
