Neochrosporium camelliae-sinensis gen. & sp. nov. from tea in China

Abstract

A new hyphomycete genus and species, Neochrosporium camelliae-sinensis, was isolated from the leaves of Xinyang Maojian tea. Morphological and molecular (ITS, LSU) analyses indicated that the strain represented a new genus Neochrosporium with the type of Neochrosporium camelliae-sinensis. The distinct morphological features are as follows: white PDA colonies, 0-septate phialidic conidia, and absence of ramoconidia.