title: New Records of Endophytic Paecilomyces inflatus and Bionectria ochroleuca from Chili Pepper Plants in Korea.
abstract: Two new species of endophytic fungi were encountered during a diversity study of healthy tissues of chili pepper plants in Korea. The species were identified as Paecilomyces inflatus and Bionectria ochroleuca based on molecular and morphological analyses. Morphological descriptions of these endophytic isolates matched well with their molecular analysis. In the present study, detailed descriptions of internal transcribed spacer regions and morphological observations of these two fungi are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Narayan Chandra
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Jian Xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: Bionectria ochroleuca; Chili pepper; Endophytic fungi; Morphology; Paecilomyces inflatus