| Epichloë brachyelytri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. brachyelytri |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë brachyelytri Schardl & Leuchtm. | |
Epichloë brachyelytri is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1999,[1] Epichloë brachyelytri is a sister lineage to Epichloë aotearoae. Epichloe" grass endophytes comprise group of filamentous fungi of both sexual and asexual species.[2]
Epichloë brachyelytri is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Brachyelytrum erectum. To date six Eurasian's and one North American morphospecies have been described, and these approximately corresponding to six distinct mating populations.[1] Often Epichloe" confer to their host a range of fitness benefits, including enhanced resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. One such benefit is defense against plant herbivore that is attributable to various alkaloids produced by these fungi. [3]
References
- 1 2 Schardl CL, Leuchtmann A (January 1999). "Three new species of Epichloë symbiotic with North American grasses". Mycologia. 91 (1): 95–107. doi:10.1080/00275514.1999.12060996.
- ↑ Clayton W, Eaton CJ, Dupont PY, Gillanders T, Cameron N, Saikia S, Scott B (2017-09-08). "Analysis of simple sequence repeat (SSR) structure and sequence within Epichloë endophyte genomes reveals impacts on gene structure and insights into ancestral hybridization events". PLOS ONE. 12 (9): e0183748. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1283748C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0183748. PMC 5590859. PMID 28886068.
- ↑ Pan J, Bhardwaj M, Faulkner JR, Nagabhyru P, Charlton ND, Higashi RM, et al. (February 2014). "Ether bridge formation in loline alkaloid biosynthesis". Phytochemistry. 98: 60–8. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.11.015. PMC 3929955. PMID 24374065.