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Epichloë baconii

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Epichloë baconii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Epichloë
Species:
E. baconii
Binomial name
Epichloë baconii
J.F. White
Synonyms
  • Acremonium typhinum var. bulliforme J.F. White

Epichloë baconii is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic grass symbiont first described in 1993,[1] Epichloë baconii is a sister lineage to Epichloë stromatolonga.

Epichloë baconii is found in Europe, where it has been identified in many species of grasses, including Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Calamagrostis villosa, Calamagrostis varia and Calamagrostis purpurea.

References

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  1. ^ White, James F. (1993). "Endophyte-Host associations in grasses. XIX. A systematic study of some sympatric species of Epichloë in England". Mycologia. 85 (3): 444–455. doi:10.1080/00275514.1993.12026295. ISSN 0027-5514.