Neotyphodium aotearoae
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Neotyphodium aotearoae is a systemic and seed-transmissible symbiont of Echinopogon ovatus, a grass endemic to Australia and New Zealand. The fungus produces the anti-insect loline alkaloids
. Unlike most Neotyphodium species, N. aotearoae does not appear to be a hybrid. Its closest teleomorphic (sexual) relative appears to be Epichloë
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Loline alkaloids
A loline alkaloid is a member of the 1-aminopyrrolizidines , which are bioactive natural products with several distinct biological and chemical features...
. Unlike most Neotyphodium species, N. aotearoae does not appear to be a hybrid. Its closest teleomorphic (sexual) relative appears to be Epichloë
Epichloë
Epichloë species and their close relatives, the Neotyphodium species, are systemic and constitutive symbionts of cool-season grasses , and belong to the fungal family Clavicipitaceae...
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