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

Identification and Characterization of Unrecorded Aspergillus spp. in Korea

1School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
2Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Korea

Correspondence to gamchoduho@naver.com

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) March, 2021, 49(1):1-10.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210001
Accepted: February 26, 2021; Revised: January 27, 2021; Received: October 20, 2020
Published: March, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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ABSTRACT

A survey of fungal diversity in Gyeongsang Province, Korea, revealed two previously unreported Aspergillus isolates, named KMG411 and KMG412. The phylogeny of the isolates was analyzed based on β-tubulin (BenA) and calmodulin (CaM) sequencing. Morphological analyses further identified the KMG411 and KMG412 as A. insuetus and A. nomius, respectively. Here we provide detailed morphological descriptions of the previously unrecorded Aspergillus species.

Keywords

Aspergillus, Fungal diversity, Korea, Phylogeny

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