Trichoderma paucisporum

Trichoderma paucisporum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Hypocreaceae
Genus:	Trichoderma
Species:	T. paucisporum
Binomial name
Trichoderma paucisporum Samuels et al., 2006

Trichoderma paucisporum is a species of endophytic fungus in the family Hypocreaceae. ^[1] It was first isolated in Ecuador from cacao pods infected with frosty pod rot, Moniliophthora roreri. It produces a volatile antibiotic that inhibits development of M. roreri .

References

1. Samuels, Gary J.; Suarez, Carmen; Solis, Karina; Holmes, Keith A.; Thomas, Sarah E.; Ismaiel, Adnan; Evans, Harry C. (2006). "Trichoderma theobromicola and T. paucisporum: two new species isolated from cacao in South America" . Mycological Research. 110 (4): 381–392. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2006.01.009. ISSN   0953-7562. PMID   16621496.

Further reading

• Zhang, Chu-long; et al. (2007). "Trichoderma taxi sp. nov., an endophytic fungus from Chinese yew Taxus mairei". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 270 (1): 90–96. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00659.x . PMID   17302921.
• Bailey, Bryan A.; Strem, Mary D.; Wood, Delilah (2009). "Trichoderma species form endophytic associations within Theobroma cacao trichomes". Mycological Research. 113 (12): 1365–1376. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2009.09.004. PMID   19765658.
• Bailey, Bryan A., et al. "The endophytic Trichoderma hamatum isolate DIS 219b enhances seedling growth and delays the onset of drought stress in Theobroma cacao." Endophytes of Forest Trees. Springer Netherlands, 2011. 157–172.

External links

• "Trichoderma paucisporum". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• MycoBank