Vol. 62 No. 3 (2023)
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Trichoderma in the Maltese Islands

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  • Marco IANNACCONE,
  • Stefania SOMMA,
  • Claudio ALTOMARE,
  • Joseph A. BUHAGIAR
Marco IANNACCONE
University of Malta, Department of Biology
Stefania SOMMA
Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council
Claudio ALTOMARE
Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council
Joseph A. BUHAGIAR
University of Malta, Department of Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-14268
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Published 2023-12-30

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  • ITS,
  • tef1

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M. IANNACCONE, S. SOMMA, C. ALTOMARE, and J. A. BUHAGIAR, “Trichoderma in the Maltese Islands”, Phytopathol. Mediterr., vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 361–370, Dec. 2023.

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    Grant numbers SiMaSeed project through the INTERREG V-A Italy-Malta Programme
  • Università ta' Malta
    Grant numbers Maltese mYCo-diversity: unexplored sOurce of BIOactive compouNdS.
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Abstract

This study assessed presence of Trichoderma spp. in the Maltese Islands. Isolates were identified using dichotomous keys and DNA barcoding. Ten distinct isolates were obtained from different soils and other substrates, and were identified as T. virens, T. citrinoviride, T. gamsii, and, in the former T. harzianum species complex, T. breve, T. afroharzianum and T. atrobrunneum. Five out of these six fungi are reported for the first time in the Maltese Islands, and T. brevis is reported for the first time in Europe.

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