Trichoderma indica: a new species in the Longibrachiatum clade from Western Ghats, India

Authors

AJAY LAGASHETTIFollow
SANJAY SINGHFollow
PARAS NATH SINGHFollow

DOI

10.55730/1300-008X.2787

Abstract

Trichoderma is a hyperdiverse genus that comprises species showing a wide range of applications. In this study, we have found an isolate of the genus Trichoderma from a soil sample collected from Vetal Hill, Pune, Maharashtra State, India. The isolate was found to be morphologically distinct compared to other isolates of the Longibrachiatum clade showing longer phialides and shorter conidia. Moreover, a phylogenetic analysis based on combined sequence data of the second-largest nuclear RNA polymerase subunit (rpb2), and the translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1-α) confirmed the uniqueness of the present isolate, showing an independent branch supported by strong bootstrap values (SH-like approximate likelihood ratio and ultrafast). The comprehensive morphology and multigene phylogeny confirmed the identity of the novel isolate as Trichoderma indica belonging to the clade Longibrachiatum.

Keywords

Soil, hypocreaceae, tef1-α, rpb2, taxonomy

First Page

595

Last Page

605

Recommended Citation

LAGASHETTI, AJAY; SINGH, SANJAY; and SINGH, PARAS NATH (2023) "Trichoderma indica: a new species in the Longibrachiatum clade from Western Ghats, India," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 47: No. 6, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-008X.2787
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol47/iss6/10