A survey of endophytic Pestalotiopsis associated with two orchid species collected in Coco Island in Costa Rica was carried out. Among the fungi isolated from leaves of the two species, genus Pestalotiopsis prevailed. We isolated 29 strains of Pestalotiopsis, 9 of which from Camaridium micranthum M. A. Blanco and 20 from Ornithidium adendrobium (Rchb.f.) M.A. Blanco. On the basis of morphological characters, Pestalotiopsis isolates were divided into three different groups but their high similarity do not allow unambiguous species identification. The analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA was then performed to evaluate the taxonomic position of our isolates.
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Pestalotiopsis Endophytes from Leaves of Two Orchid Species Collected in Costa Rica
Sabrina Tempesta,
Andrea Rubini,
Pupulin Franco,
Angelo Rambelli
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Cryptogamie, Mycologie
Vol. 32 • No. 3
September 2011
Vol. 32 • No. 3
September 2011
Costa Rica
endophytes
ITS
orchidées
orchids
Pestalotiopsis