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Xylariales sp.  PMI_506 (1113385)
Colony morphology of Xylariales sp. PMI_506 growing on oatmeal agar (OA). Photo credits: J. A. Rojas
Xylariales sp.  PMI_506 (1113385)
Mycelial morphology of Xylariales sp. PMI_506 growing on oatmeal agar (OA). Photo credits: J. A. Rojas

Xylariales sp.  PMI_506 (1113385)

Xylariales sp. PMI_506 was isolated as an endophytic fungus from living roots of Populus deltoides1. A large number of Xylariales species occur as endophytes in association with plants in temperate and tropical forests, with many novel species continuously being described. Some members of this group also cause disease on tree seedlings2. Endophytic Xylariales species have been characterized as potential sources of novel metabolites that can be bioactive compounds of potential use in drug industry3. Based on ITS sequence, PMI_506 is distinct from other Xylariales, and additional taxonomic study is still needed to evaluate this species.

 

This work is supported by the Genomic Science Program (U.S. Department of Energy) Plant Microbe Interfaces (PMI) Scientific Focus Area (http://pmi.ornl.gov) and by the Joint Genome Institute (U.S. Department of Energy) through their Community Sequencing Program (CSP 1974, 1KFG: Deep Sequencing of Ecologically-relevant Dikarya, F. Martin PI).


Researchers who wish to publish analyses using data from unpublished 1KFG genomes are respectfully required to contact the PIs and JGI to avoid potential conflicts on data use and coordinate other publications with the 1KFG master paper(s).

 

References

  1. Bonito, G., Hameed, K., Ventura, R. & Krishnan, J. Isolating a functionally relevant guild of fungi from the root microbiome of Populus. Fungal Ecology (2016).

  2. Hersh, Michelle Heather. 2009. “The role of seedling pathogens in temperate forest dynamics”. Ph.D., United States -- North Carolina: Duke University.

  3. Higginbotham SJ, Arnold AE, Ibañez A, Spadafora C, Coley PD, et al. (2013) Bioactivity of Fungal Endophytes as a Function of Endophyte Taxonomy and the Taxonomy and Distribution of Their Host Plants. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73192. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073192