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Species diversity of Cladorrhinum in Argentina and description of a new species, Cladorrhinum australe

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The genus Cladorrhinum constitutes a fungal group of prime importance for agriculture and livestock, since some species have biocontrol potential or were shown to promote plant growth and to produce phytases, which are enzymes useful for processing animal feed. We assessed the species diversity of Cladorrhinum in Argentina. Strains were identified at the species level by analysis of morphological and physiological characters, as well as by using molecular characters and by sequencing three nuclear DNA loci: internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS), and the 28S ribosomal subunit and β-tubulin genes. C. bulbillosum and C. samala were detected, and a new species is described as C. australe.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to express our deep thanks to Mrs Nanci López and Lic. Lorena La Fuente for their technical assistance and to Dr. Ricardo Comerio for the Latin translation of the fungal diagnosis. S.M. was granted a fellowship from Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). C.C. and M.B. are staff members of CONICET. This work was funded by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), MINCYT-FNRS Project and CONICET (PIP 0846).

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  1. Depto. Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Int. Güiraldes 2620, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina

    C. C. Carmarán

  2. Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Rivadavia 1439, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Marcelo Berretta, Sofía Martínez, Viviana Barrera & Laura Gasoni

  3. Earth and Life Institute - Applied Microbiology - Phytopathology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, box L7.05.03, B-1348-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Françoise Munaut

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Carmarán, C.C., Berretta, M., Martínez, S. et al. Species diversity of Cladorrhinum in Argentina and description of a new species, Cladorrhinum australe . Mycol Progress 14, 94 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-015-1106-3

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