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Three new species (Coniochaetales, Eremomycetales, Spiromycetales) isolated from rhizosphere soil of tea plant (Camellia sinensis) in Guizhou, China
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- 1. Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology/ Guizhou Key laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- 2. Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Biological Resources in Colleges and Universities of Guizhou Province/ Key Laboratory of Ecology and Management on Forest Fire in Higher Education institutions of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
- 3. Center for Mycomedicine Research, Basic Medical School, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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Rhizosphere soil, serving as the micro-ecological interface linking plant roots and the surrounding environment, is critical for the tea plant, as it harbors a rich diversity of microbial species that influence nutrient absorption and transformation in plant roots. During a fungal diversity survey of rhizosphere soil from tea plants, 10 fungal strains were isolated from soil samples collected in Guizhou, China. Based on morphological characteristics and multi-gene phylogenetic analysis, they were identified and proposed as three new species: Arthrographis guizhouensis sp. nov., Coniochaeta guizhouensis sp. nov., and Spiromyces sinensis sp. nov. In this study, morphological descriptions, illustrations, and molecular phylogenetic analyses of these three new species are presented.
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