Table S2. Endophytic fungi from stems and leaves of C. paspali-infected and asymptomatic Paspalum spp. at three sites in the southeastern USA. Top BLAST matches are provided to estimate the taxonomic affinity of sterile endophyte cultures, rather than to identify these cultures to species.

Grass Species / ID # / Plant Tissue a / Locationb / Top BLAST matchc, d / Groupe
Paspalum dilatatum / 7644 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC /

Curvularia inaequalis AF313409*

/

7

7650 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC / Curvularia inaequalis AF313409* / 7
7645 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC / Curvularia affinis AF071335* / 41
7649 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC / Curvularia affinis AF071335* / 42
7654 / Leaf (U) / BL-NC / Curvularia affinis AF071335* / 43
7648 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC / Curvularia trifolii AF455446* / 14
7653 / Leaf (U) / BL-NC / Fungal endophyte (Xylariales) AY063300 / 16
7643 / Leaf (U) / PR-NC / Cochliobolus heterostrophus AF158107* / 17
7646 / Leaf (I) / PR-NC / Penicillium aculeatum AF033397 / 18
Paspalum laeve / 7687 / Stem (I) / CF-NC / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 3#
7691 / Stem (I) / PR-NC / Cochliobolus intermedius AF071327* / 12
Paspalum notatum / 7393 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Fungal endophyte (Hypocreales) AF413049 / 2#
7658 / Leaf (U) / PR-NC / Curvularia inaequalis AF313409* / 7
7404 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Curvularia inaequalis AF313409* / 7
7407 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Bipolaris spicifera AY253918* / 44
7392 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Curvularia clavata AF071336* / 8
7419 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Curvularia clavata AF071336* / 8
7405 / Leaf (I) / SF-FL / Bipolaris spicifera AY253918* / 13
7651 / Leaf (U) / BL-NC / Colletotrichum caudatum AB042305 / 15
7652 / Leaf (U) / PR-NC / Microdochium sp. AJ246155 / 19
7406 / Leaf (I) / SF-Fl / Stereum sanguinolentum AY089730 / 11
7394 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY207317 (P) / 45
7395 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 5
7396 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY207317 (P) / 46
7400 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 5
7401 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 5
7402 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 47
7399 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Ampelomyces sp. AY513943 (P) / 5
7398 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Cladosporium sp. AJ279487 / 4#°
7403 / Stem (I) / SF-FL / Stereum sanguinolentum AY089730 / 11

(a) Letters after names indicate infection status of plant: U – uninfected, I - infected with either C. paspali or with C. paspali that in turn is infected with Fusarium.

(b) Locations correspond to Stowe Farm (SF-FL) in Gainesville, FL, collected on 18 August 2004 and to Pickett Road (PR-NC), Couch Farm (CF-NC), and Biology Lawn (BL-NC) in Durham, NC, collected on 19 September 2004.

(c) Letters/symbols indicate taxonomic affiliation of BLAST matches: P –Pleosporales match; * - matches Fusarium or members of the Pleosporales, but did not group with isolates from moths or Paspalum florets.

(d) All sequence comparisons between samples and the top BLAST matches resulted in E-values of 0.0.

(e) Samples were grouped on the basis of 100% ITS sequence similarity. Numerical proximity does not indicate sequence similarity. # - groups that include endophytes and samples from moth bodies; ° - groups that include samples from florets and from moth bodies; #° - groups that include endophytes, samples from florets, and samples from moth bodies.