Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Ju-Kyeong Eo 1,*, Eunsu Park 1, Suhwan Kim 2, and Han-Na Choe 3
1Bureau of Conservation & Assessment Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
2Bureau of Survey & Safety Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, Korea
3Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup
56212, Korea
Correspondence to abiesendo@gmail.com
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) September, 2021, 49(3):393-397.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210036
Accepted: September 17, 2021; Revised: September 14, 2021; Received: September 08, 2021
Published: September, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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The unrecorded fungus Galactomyces pseudocandidus de Hoog & M.T. Sm. was isolated and cultured from an introduced species, Procambarus clarkii, in Korea. Two related species, Galactomyces citri-aurantii and Geotrichum candidum, have been reported, but no other Galactomyces spp. have been found in Korea. In this study, we isolated G. pseudocandidus from the digestive tract of American crayfish using RGY (river water-glucose-yeast) medium and then compared the morphological and molecular characteristics of this species with those of related species. As a result, we confirmed that G. pseudocandidus is an unrecorded fungus in Korea, so we described and reported the cultural characteristics and microstructures, such as conidia.
Dipodascaceae, Galactomyces pseudocandidus, Korea, Procambarus clarkii, Yeast