Epicoccum thailandicum explained

Epicoccum thailandicum is a species of fungi first described in Thailand in 2017 living saprobic on grass litter - thus resulting in the specimen name.^[1] This is just one of 89 different species of Epicoccum.^[2] E. thailandicum is morphologically similar to Epicoccum sorghinum, but the conidial dimensions differ.^[1] E. thailandicum has a differing clade in comparison to E. sorghinum, as well making it genetically distinct from this species.^[1]

E. thailandicum is a pathogenic fungus^[3] infecting Amomum villosum leaves^[4] and as a lab contaminate can cause accumulations of pharmacodynamic compounds.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Thambugala . K. M. . Mycosphere Notes 1-50: Grass (Poaceae) Inhabiting Dothideomycetes . Mycosphere . 2017 . 8 . 4 . 697–796 . 10.5943/mycosphere/8/4/13 . 28 April 2024.
2. Web site: "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Epicoccum" . 28 April 2024.
3. Xu . Zhiting . High Diversity of Epicoccum Associated with Leaf Spot on Italian Ryegrass in Southwestern China: Three New Species and Six New Records . Plant Disease . Nov 2023 . 12 . 10.1094/pdis-06-23-1044-re . 37953231 .
4. Wang . Shanqi . Leaf Disease Caused by Epicoccum Thailandicum on Amomum Villosum in China . Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca . February 14, 2023 . 51 . 1 . 13021–13021 . 10.15835/nbha51113021 . 28 April 2024. free .
5. Liang . Yichuan . Contents of Lobetyolin, Syringin, and Atractylolide III in Codonopsis Pilosula Are Related to Dynamic Changes of Endophytes under Drought Stress . Chinese Medicine . Nov 16, 2021 . 16 . 1 . 122 . 10.1186/s13020-021-00533-z . free . 34809641 . 8607676 .