Existence of Muscodor vitigenus, M. equiseti and M. heveae sp. nov. in leaves of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg.), and their biocontrol potential

Table 2 Morphology and bioactivity of M. heveae and its closely related phylogenetic species

Morphology and bioactivity	M. heveae	M. albus cz620¹	M. cinnamomi	M. musae	M. oryzae
Mycelial growth	Rope-like strand and swollen cells with a coil structure	Rope-like with a coil structure	Rope-like with cauliflower-like bodies	Rope-like with a coil structure	Rope-like with a coil structure
Hyphal growth at colony front	Wavy and hairy-like mycelium	Straight	Straight	Straight and hairy-like mycelium	Straight
Pigment production
in the light	Pale orange	Whitish	Pale orange	Whitish	Pale orange
in the dark	Whitish	ND	Whitish	Whitish	Pale orange
Host	Hevea brasiliensis	Cinnamomum zeylanicumin	Cinnamomum bejolghota	Musa acuminata	Oryza rufipogon
Bioactivity	Antifungal/antibacterial	Antifungal/antibacterial	Antifungal/antibacterial	Antifungal/antibacterial	Antifungal/antibacterial
Reference	This work	Worapong et al. (2001)	Suwannarach et al. (2010)	Suwannarach et al. (2013a)	Suwannarach et al. (2013a)

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