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Investigating the Microbial Community in the Termite Hindgut - Interview
Published on: May 28, 2007
Phylogenetic and morphological classification of Ophiocordyceps species on termites from Thailand
Kanoksri Tasanathai1, Wasana Noisripoom1, Thanyarat Chaitika1
1Plant Microbe Interaction Research Team, Bioscience and Biotechnology for Agriculture, BIOTEC, NSTDA, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand Bioscience and Biotechnology for Agriculture Pathum Thani Thailand.
Abstract:
Seven new species occurring on termites are added to Ophiocordyceps - O. asiatica, O. brunneirubra, O. khokpasiensis, O. mosingtoensis, O. pseudocommunis, O. pseudorhizoidea and O. termiticola, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. O. brunneirubra possesses orange to reddish-brown immersed perithecia on cylindrical to clavate stromata. O. khokpasiensis, O. mosingtoensis and O. termiticola have pseudo-immersed perithecia while O. asiatica, O. pseudocommunis and O. pseudorhizoidea all possess superficial perithecia, reminiscent of O. communis and O. rhizoidea. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined dataset comprising the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) and the largest subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal DNA, partial regions of the elongation factor 1-α (TEF) and the largest and second largest subunits for the RNA polymerase genes (RPB1, RPB2) strongly support the placement of these seven new species in Ophiocordyceps.
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