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Catastro de hongos endofitos miceliales cultivables en hojas de la hierba marina Thalassia testudinum en playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

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Authors
Malavé Vega, Selimar
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Maldonado Ramírez, Sandra L.
College
College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences
Department
Department of Biology
Degree Level
M.S.
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Date
2006
Abstract
Endophytic fungi live inside plant tissues without any external manifestation. As reported previously, they play an important role in the vegetal tissues they inhabit. A study of the fungal endophytes of Thalassia testudinum in Playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, was conducted to isolate and identify the cultivable micelial endophytes associated to healthy leaves of this seagrass, which is the most common and abundant in the Caribbean. The plant serves as habitat for marine organisms and as food for marine turtles. Two samplings were performed: one in July and another in December 2004. Leaves were surface sterilized in 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution and rinsed twice in distilled water. Fragments of the sterilized leaves (apex, center and base) were placed in Marine Agar and incubated for a week at 25°C. Aspergillus fumigatus (38.3%), Curvularia brachyspora (12.8%), Aspergillus flavus (10.6%), Cladosporium oxysporum (10.6%), Fusarium sp. (8.5%), Acremonium sp. (4.3%), Cladosporium sp. (2.1%), Cladosporium cladosporioides (2.1%), Curvularia pallescens (2.1%), Penicillium janthinellum (2.1%), Aspergillus ustus (2.1%), Botrytis sp. (2.1%) and an unidentified morphotype (2.1%) were isolated. This is the first report of micelial endophytes associated to healthy leaves of T. testudinum in Puerto Rico. Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus ustus and Cladosporium oxysporum are reported as endophytes for the first time.

Los hongos endofitos crecen internamente en los tejidos vegetales sin manifestación externa alguna. Estudios previos demuestran que éstos tienen un rol importante en los tejidos vegetales que habitan. Se realizó un estudio sobre hongos endofitos asociados a Thalassia testudinum en Playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, para aislar e identificar endofitos miceliales cultivables en hojas sanas de esta hierba marina, que es la más común y abundante en el Caribe. La planta sirve de hábitat para organismos marinos y es fuente de alimentos para las tortugas marinas. Se realizaron dos muestreos, uno en julio y otro en diciembre 2004. Las hojas fueron esterilizadas en una solución de hipoclorito de sodio (0.5%) y enjuagues con agua destilada. Los fragmentos de tejido esterilizado (ápice, centro y base) se colocaron en Agar Marino y se incubaron a 25°C por una semana. Se aisló a Aspergillus fumigatus (38.3%), Curvularia brachyspora (12.8%), Aspergillus flavus (10.6%), Cladosporium oxysporum (10.6%), Fusarium sp. (8.5%), Acremonium sp. (4.3%), Cladosporium sp. (2.1%), Cladosporium cladosporioides (2.1%), Curvularia pallescens (2.1%), Penicillium janthinellum (2.1%), Aspergillus ustus (2.1%), Botrytis sp. (2.1%) y un morfotipo no identificado (2.1%). Este es el primer informe sobre hongos endofitos miceliales cultivables asociados a hojas sanas de T. testudinum en Puerto Rico. Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus ustus y Cladosporium oxysporum son reportados como endofitos por primera vez.
Keywords
Hongos endofitos,
Thalassia testudinum,
Endofitos miceliales
Cite
Malavé Vega, S. (2006). Catastro de hongos endofitos miceliales cultivables en hojas de la hierba marina Thalassia testudinum en playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico [Thesis]. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/597