First Report of Neopestalotiopsis australis Isolated from Soil in Korea

Sangkyu  Park1   Seung-Yeol  Lee1   Jae-Jin  Lee1   Chang-Gi  Back2   Ten Leonid 1   Hyang Burm  Lee 3   Hee-Young  Jung1,*   

1School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University
2Horticultural and Herbal Crop Environment Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science
3Division of Food Technology, Biotechnology & Agrochemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University,

Abstract

Fungal strain KNU16-005 was isolated from field soil in Jeollabuk-do, Korea. Based on its morphological characteristics and phylogenic analysis using internal transcribed spacer regions of rDNA, β-tubulin and translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene sequences of KNU16-005 were identified as Neopestalotiopsis australis. This species has not been previously reported in Korea.

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Morphological characterization of Neopestalotiopsis australis KNU16-005 using a light microscope. A, colony in front; B, colony in reverse; C, D, microscopic pictures of conidiogenous cells; E, microscopic pictures of conidiomata; F, microscopic pictures of conidia.