Two new Sordariomycetes records from forest soils in Thailand

Abstract

Forest soils contain relatively high levels of fungal diversity compared to other soil types and are primarily comprised of pathogens, saprobes or mutualists. This study was conducted to investigate the fungal diversity of mixed deciduous forest soils in Thailand. Fungi were isolated using a dilution plate method and are illustrated, described and subjected to combined phylogenetic analyses (maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses). We herewith report Beltraniella fertilis and Stachybotrys subcylindrospora for the first time from mixed deciduous forest soils of northern Thailand.