Trichoderma martiale sp. nov., a new endophyte from sapwood of Theobroma cacao with a potential for biological control.
The new species Trichoderma martiale was isolated as an endophyte from sapwood in trunks of Theobroma cacao (cacao, Malvaceae) in Brazil. Based on sequences of translation-elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) and RNA polymerase II subunit (rpb2) T. martiale is a close relative of, and morphologically similar to, T. viride, but differs in the production of discrete pustules on corn meal-dextrose agar (CMD) and SNA, in having a faster rate of growth, and in being a tropical endophyte. This new species was shown, in small-scale, in situ field assays, to limit black pod rot of cacao caused by Phytophthora palmivora, the cause of black pod disease.
Hanada
Rogério E
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA/CPPF), Manaus, AM, Brazil.
de Jorge Souza
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Pomella
Alan W V
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Hebbar
K Prakash
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Pereira
José O
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Ismaiel
Adnan
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Samuels
Gary J
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D000898:Antibiosis; D002099:Cacao / Q000382:microbiology*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D010838:Phytophthora / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000235:genetics; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; D012319:RNA Polymerase II