Intragenomic Variability of ITS Sequences in Bjerkandera adusta

Intragenomic Variability of ITS Sequences in Bjerkandera adusta

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Bjerkandera adusta is a species of common white rot polyporoid fungi found worldwide.Despite playing an important role in deadwood decay, the species strains are used in bioremediation due to its ability Spring to degrade polycyclic hydrocarbons and some of them are important etiological agents of chronic coughs and are associated with lung BCAA inflammations.In our experiments, diversity within the species was investigated using molecular approaches and we found that sequence diversity seen at ITS sequence level is not due to cryptic speciation but to intragenomic variability of ITS sequences in this species.