Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Geum Ran Ahn 1, Bo Young Kim 1, Yeo Hong Yun 1, Seung Yeol Son 1 and Seong Hwan Kim 1,2*
1Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
2Institute of Biodiverstiy, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea
Correspondence to piceae@dankook.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2016, 44(4):342-345.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2016.44.4.342
Received: October 24, 2016; Revised: November 8, 2016; Accepted: November 14, 2016
Published: December, 2016.
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Chaenomeles sinensis, called as Chinese quince, belongs to the family Rosaceae and is widely distributed in Korea, China, and Japan. A microorganism was isolated from part of a twig of C. sinensis that showed an abnormal appearance. The microorganism was identified as the slime mold Stemonaria longa of the division Myxomycota, which was previously unrecorded in Korea. The present study reports the morphological characteristics of the isolated fungus and a phylogenetic relationship based on the β-tubulin gene sequences.
Chaenomeles sinesis, Chinese quince, Slime mold, Stemonaria longa