Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Three Unrecorded Fungal Species from Fecal and Freshwater Samples in Korea

Division of Food Technology, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea

Correspondence to hblee@jnu.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December, 2017, 45(4):304-318.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20170033
Received: 17 November, 2017; Revised: 27 November, 2017; Accepted: 27 November, 2017
Published: December, 2017.
Ⓒ The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

While evaluating fungal diversity in fecal and freshwater samples in Korea, three fungal strains, CNUFC-GHD83-1, CNUFC-RD8126, and CNUFC-YR2-1, were isolated from specific habitats including grasshopper and rat feces, and freshwater samples in Korea. On the basis of the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 28S rDNA, the isolates CNUFC-GHD83-1, CNUFC-RD8126, and CNUFC-YR2-1 were identified as Albifimbria terrestris, Cephaliophora tropica, and Mariannaea aquaticola, respectively. These species have not been previously described in Korea.

Keywords

Albifimbria terrestris, Cephaliophora tropica, Mariannaea aquaticola, Specific habitat, Taxonomy

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