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

Three Unreported Fungi Isolated From Reservoirs in Korea: Mortierella biramosa, Paraphoma radicina, and Sordaria macrospora

1Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences, Kunsan National University, Gunsan
54150, Korea
2Department of Agricultural Biological Chemistry, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam
National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea

Correspondence to yjchoi@kunsan.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June, 2022, 50(2):103-113.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20220010
Accepted: June 13, 2022; Revised: June 09, 2022; Received: March 07, 2022
Published: June, 2022.
© 2022 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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ABSTRACT

Freshwater ecosystems have a large reserve of latent biological resources that play an essential ecological role, and have significant economic and social value. Fungi in freshwater are prospective materials that can be used in the food, medicine, and biomass energy fields. In this study, three promising fungal species were isolated from freshwater ecosystems in Korea. These isolates were identified as Mortierella biramosa, Paraphoma radicina, and Sordaria macrospora, based on their cultural and morphological characteristics, as well as molecular phylogenetic analyses. These species were previously unknown in Korea. The finding allows us to explore its physiological and biochemical characteristics in more detail and use them as biological resources.

Keywords

Cultivation, Freshwater, Fungi, Morphology, Phylogeny

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