Identification of Calonectria colhounii Associated with Basal Stem Rot on Blueberry Seedlings Imported from the United States of America.

Basal stem rot symptoms were found on blueberry seedlings imported from the United States of America in 2008. The fungus obtained from the diseased seedlings was identified as Calonectria colhounii based on morphological and molecular characteristics. The consignments of the blueberry seedlings infected with C. colhounii were destroyed to prevent introduction of the fungus to Korea.

Phellinins A1 and A2, new styrylpyrones from the culture broth of Phellinus sp. KACC93057P: I. Fermentation, taxonomy, isolation and biological properties.

Novel styrylpyrones, phellinins A1 and A2, were isolated together with known styrylpyrone compounds, hispidin and 1,1-distyrylpyrylethan, from the cultured broth of Phellinus sp. KACC93057P. These compounds were purified by solvent partition, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, C(18)-solid phase extraction and finally by reversed-phase (ODS) TLC. To identify the phellinin producer Phellinus sp. KACC93057P, the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed space regions containing 5.8 rDNA were sequenced and compared with those of the known Phellinus isolates. Phellinus sp. KACC93057P was 94.8% identical to P. baumii and P. linteus, all of which did not produce phellinins A1 and A2. These compounds significantly scavenged free radicals such as 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) and superoxide.