''Trichoderma asperellum'' Samuels, Lieckf & Nirenberg
[Samuels, G.J.; Lieckfeldt, E.; Nirenberg, H.I. (1999) ''Trichoderma asperellum'', a new species with warted conidia, and redescription of ''T. viride''. ''Sydowia'' 51(1):71–88] is a species of
fungus in the family
Hypocreaceae.
It can be distinguished from ''T. viride'' by molecular and phenotypic characteristics. The most important molecular characteristics are divergent ITS-1 and 28S sequences and RFLP's of the endochitinase gene. Main phenotypic characters are conidial ornamentation and arrangement and branching of the conidiophores.
Important Isolates
This species has been used commercially and experimentally as a
biopesticide for
plant disease control: some commercial isolates were previously placed in ''
T. harzianum''.
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Trichoderma
Biopesticides
Biotechnology
Biological pest control
Fungi described in 1999
Fungus species