Epichloë sibirica

Epichloë sibirica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Epichloë
Species:	E. sibirica
Binomial name
	Epichloë sibirica; (X. Zhang & Y.B. Gao) Tadych
Synonyms
	Neotyphodium sibiricum X. Zhang & Y.B. Gao;

Epichloë sibirica is a haploid species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2009,^[1] Epichloë sibirica is a sister lineage to Epichloë gansuensis and an early branching clade on the Epichloë tree.

Epichloë sibirica is found in Asia, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum sibiricum. Epichloë sibirica is not known to be sexual.

References

^ Zhang, Xin; Ren, An-Zhi; Wei, Yu-Kun; Lin, Feng; Li, Chuan; Liu, Zhi-Jian; Gao, Yu-Bao (2009). "Taxonomy, diversity and origins of symbiotic endophytes of Achnatherum sibiricum in the Inner Mongolia Steppe of China". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 301 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01789.x. ISSN 0378-1097. PMID 19863662.

[ZhangRen2009-1] Zhang, Xin; Ren, An-Zhi; Wei, Yu-Kun; Lin, Feng; Li, Chuan; Liu, Zhi-Jian; Gao, Yu-Bao (2009). "Taxonomy, diversity and origins of symbiotic endophytes of Achnatherum sibiricum in the Inner Mongolia Steppe of China". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 301 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01789.x. ISSN 0378-1097. PMID 19863662.

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