Trichoderma paucisporum

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.

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

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.

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