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Characterization of Myrothecium roridum Isolated from Imported Anthurium Plant Culture Medium

  • Kwon, Hyuk Woo (Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Jun Young (Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University) ;
  • Choi, Min Ah (Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University) ;
  • Son, Seung Yeol (Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Seong Hwan (Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2013.11.19
  • Accepted : 2014.01.15
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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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.

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