title: Characterization of Myrothecium roridum Isolated from Imported Anthurium Plant Culture Medium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyuk Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Ah
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Anthurium; Import; Myrothecium roridum; Plant culture medium