Trichoderma asperellum

Trichoderma asperellum Samuels, Lieckf & Nirenberg [1] is a species of fungus in the family Hypocreaceae.[2] It can be distinguished from T. viride by molecular and phenotypic characteristics. The most important molecular characteristics are divergent ITS-1 and 28S sequences and RFLP's of the endochitinase gene. Main phenotypic characters are conidial ornamentation and arrangement and branching of the conidiophores.

Trichoderma asperellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Ascomycota
Class:Sordariomycetes
Order:Hypocreales
Family:Hypocreaceae
Genus:Trichoderma
Species:
T. asperellum
Binomial name
Trichoderma asperellum
Samuels, Lieckf. & Nirenberg 1999

Important Isolates

This species has been used commercially and experimentally as a biopesticide for plant disease control: some commercial isolates were previously placed in T. harzianum.

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