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ArticleFEMS microbiology letters2026

Diversity of Trichoderma in the unexplored Bolivian Amazon region and their potential for coffee diseases control.

Marisel M Mamani, Lilia Catacora, Nélida Nina, Wendy D Tola, Feng M Cai, Jesper Rydén, Irina S Druzhinina, Dan Funck Jensen, Carla F Crespo, Magnus Karlsson and 1 more

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Marisel M MamaniForest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden.
Lilia CatacoraÁrea de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Fármaco Bioquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Bioquímicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 000, La Paz, Bolivia.
Nélida NinaÁrea de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Fármaco Bioquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Bioquímicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 000, La Paz, Bolivia.
Wendy D TolaÁrea de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Fármaco Bioquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Bioquímicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 000, La Paz, Bolivia.
Feng M CaiSchool of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, 518000, Shenzhen, China.
Jesper RydénDepartment of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75651, Uppsala, Sweden.
Irina S DruzhininaDepartment Accelerated Taxonomy, Kew Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, TW9 3AB, Richmond, United Kingdom.
Dan Funck JensenForest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden.
Carla F CrespoÁrea de Biotecnología Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Fármaco Bioquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y Bioquímicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 000, La Paz, Bolivia.
Magnus KarlssonForest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mukesh DubeyForest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden.

Funding

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency 54100087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichoderma fungi are colonizers of plant substrates and rhizosphere and are valued for their antagonism against phytopathogens and ability to promote plant health. We investigated Trichoderma diversity in coffee-growing soils in Caranavi region of Yungas-La Paz, Bolivia, where high humidity and fungal diseases threaten yield, and evaluated their potential as biocontrol agents against coffee pathogens. A total of 440 Trichoderma were isolated from coffee rhizosphere, fallow lands, and forest ecosystems across an altitudinal gradient in Caranavi. DNA barcode analyses using ITS, rpb2, and tef1 loci identified only four species. However, 47 taxa comprising 344 isolates were ambiguous, and 41 isolates were previously unrecognised species. The diversity of Trichoderma spp. was significantly affected by ecosystem type and altitude, with more species isolated from coffee rhizosphere than fallow lands and forest ecosystems, and from lower altitudes than higher ones. Evaluation of 100 isolates against a native coffee wilt pathogen Fusarium oxysporum identified 70 potent antagonists, with 30 achieving 90-100% disease control. This is the first comprehensive study of Trichoderma diversity in Yungas, identifying indigenous Trichoderma for biocontrol applications against coffee diseases. It also emphasizes the need to refine the Trichoderma species concept and improve the taxonomic resolution within the genus.

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BiodiversityCoffeaCoffeePlant DiseasesTrichodermaBoliviaDNA, FungalEcosystemForestsFusariumPhylogenyRhizosphereSoil MicrobiologyCoffeeDNA, FungalbiofungicideCaranavi-Yungascoffea arabicacoffee rhizospheredisease managementDNA barcodefungal diversityintraspecies variation

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