First report of three new Fusarium species isolated from garden soil in southern Iran

Abstract

Fifty <em>Fusarium</em> isolates were obtained from 20 garden soil samples in Hormozgan province (S Iran). The isolates were identified based on morphological and molecular data. Sequence data were generated for <em>TEF-1</em><em>α</em>gene, following PCR amplification. Among the identified species, <em>Fusarium</em><em>mangiferae</em>, <em>F.</em><em>gaditjirrii</em>, and <em>F. decemcellulare</em>represent new records to the mycobiota of Iran.