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Trichoderma songyi sp. nov., a new species associated with the pine mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)

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A new species, Trichoderma songyi, was found to be associated with the pine mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) in Korea. This species was isolated from three different substrates: Tricholoma matsutake basidiomata, as well as roots of Pinus densiflora and soil in the fairy ring. Based on its molecular and phenotypic characteristics, we demonstrate that Trichoderma songyi is unique and distinguishable from closely related species. We performed phylogenetic analyses based on two molecular markers, the genes for both translation elongation factor 1-alpha and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II. Phylogenetic analyses showed that Trichoderma songyi is closely related to Trichoderma koningii aggregate and Trichoderma caerulescens. Morphologically, Trichoderma songyi can be distinguished from these closely related taxa by its growth rates, colony morphology on PDA in darkness, and coconut-like odour. Due to the economic importance of the pine mushroom, the relationship between Trichoderma songyi and Tricholoma matsutake should be studied further.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by KBFOA project—the artificial propagation of Tricholoma matsutake. We also appreciate the three anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.

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    Myung Soo Park, Seung-Yoon Oh, Hae Jin Cho, Jonathan J. Fong & Young Woon Lim

  2. Gyeongsanbuk-do Forest & Environment Research Institute, Gyeongju, 780-936, South Korea

    Woo-Jae Cheon

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Park, M.S., Oh, SY., Cho, H.J. et al. Trichoderma songyi sp. nov., a new species associated with the pine mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 106, 593–603 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-014-0230-4

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