AUTHOR=Senanayake Indunil C. , Bhat Jayarama D. , Cheewangkoon Ratchadawan , Xie Ning 

TITLE=Bambusicolous Arthrinium Species in Guangdong Province, China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.602773

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2020.602773

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p>A survey of bambusicolous fungi in Bijiashan Mountain Park, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, revealed several <italic>Arthrinium</italic>-like taxa from dead sheaths, twigs, and clumps of <italic>Bambusa</italic> species. Phylogenetic relationships were investigated based on morphology and combined analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), large subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA (LSU), beta tubulin (β-tubulin), and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef 1-α) gene sequences. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic data, <italic>Arthrinium acutiapicum</italic> sp. nov. and <italic>Arthrinium pseudorasikravindrae</italic> sp. nov. are introduced herein with descriptions and illustrations. Additionally, two new locality records of <italic>Arthrinium bambusae</italic> and <italic>Arthrinium guizhouense</italic> are described and illustrated.</p>