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Epichloë scottii is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë. A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2022, Epichloë scottii is a basal lineage branching prior to Epichloë glyceriae, and is the previously unidentified ancestor of the hybrid Epichloë species, Epichloë disjuncta.[1]
Epichloë scottii was named in honor of Professor Barry Scott, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi, recognizing his long career researching the genus Epichloë.[1]
Epichloë scottii is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Melica uniflora.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Thünen, Torsten; Becker, Yvonne; Cox, Murray P.; Ashrafi, Samad (2022). "Epichloë scottii sp. nov., a new endophyte isolated from Melica uniflora is the missing ancestor of Epichloë disjuncta". IMA Fungus. 13 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/s43008-022-00088-0. PMC 8812020. PMID 35109929.
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