CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF ALKALOPHILIC AND ALKALI-TOLERANT ASCOMYCOTA FROM ARGENTINA.

Several species of alkalophilic and alkali-tolerant soil Ascomycota were isolated and reported here, namely: Emericellopsis minima; Melanospora zamiae; Neosartorya stramenia; Neurospora tetrasperma; Talaromyces flavus var. flavus; Talaromyces trachyspermus; Talaromyces stipitatus and Westerdykella dispersa. Neosartorya stramenia, Neurospora tetrasperma and Westerdykella dispersa were recorded for the first time for Argentina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]