Acaulospora jejuensis, a New Species in Glomeromycota from Korea

Hyeok Park1   Kang-Hyeon Ka2   Ahn-Heum Eom1,*   

1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea
2Forest Microbiology Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon 16631, Korea

Abstract

New species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota), Acaulospora jejuensis, was isolated from rhizosphere soils of Miscanthus sinensis in the grassland in Jeju Island of Korea. The species was identified using the morphological characteristics of the spores and the molecular phylogenetic analysis using partial DNA sequences from small subunit rDNA (SSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and large subunit rDNA (LSU). Phylogenetic analysis placed the fungal species in a distinct clade within genus Acaulospora. Also, the species exhibited the morphological characteristics distinct from the other members of the genus. Therefore, Acaulospora jejuensis was described as a novel species from Korea.

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree of (strain JJ18046-1, 2, 3) based on the alignment of SSU-ITS-LSU DNA sequences. Bootstrap values and Bayesian posterior probabilities are indicated below branches. was used as an outgroup. The strains used in this study are in bold.