Fungal Diversity Associated with the Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata in Urban Parks and Mountain Forests of Changwon, South Korea

RESEARCH ARTICLE Seung-Yoon Oh1* and Myung Soo Park2 1School of Advanced Biosciences, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea 2Department of Mushroom Science, Korea National University of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju 54874, Korea *Correspondence to syoh@changwon.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on October 17, 2025, […]
Latest Trends in Fungal Taxonomy

RESEARCH ARTICLE Yein Kim and Seong Hwan Kim* Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea *Correspondence to piceae@dankook.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on October 17, 2025, Revised on November 10, 2025, Accepted on November 10, 2025, Published on December 31, 2025.Copyright © […]
First Korean Records of Scutellinia sinosetosa and S. subhirtella (Pezizales, Pyronemataceae) Based on Integrative Taxonomy

RESEARCH ARTICLE Dae Ho Kim1 , Young-Nam Kwag1 , Hyung So Kim1 , Chang Sun Kim2* , and Jong Kyu Lee3* 1Forest Biodiversity Research Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, Korea 2Forest Biodiversity Conservation Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, Korea 3Department of Forest Environment Protection, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, […]
Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Pseudocercospora securinegae on Flueggea suffruticosa Based on Korean Isolates

RESEARCH ARTICLE Ardhianita Indi Nur Aida1,2 , In-Young Choi1,2* , Kyoung-Mo Koo3 , Ji-Hyun Park3* , Seong-Jin Lee4 , and Hyeon-Dong Shin5 1Department of Plant Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea2Research Center for Plant Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea 3Department of Forest Resources, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Korea 4Plant Quarantine Technology Center, […]
Morphological and Phylogenetic Characterization of Two Endophytic Fungi Newly Recorded in Korea: Pleiocarpon strelitziae and Neodidymelliopsis tinkyukuku

RESEARCH ARTICLE Seong-Eun Kim1, Ju-Kyeong Eo2, and Ahn-Heum Eom1* 1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju 28173, Korea2National Ecosystem Survey Team, Division of Ecological Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun 33657, Korea *Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on […]
Four Unrecorded Endophytic Fungal Species Belonging to Chaetomiaceae and Didymellaceae Isolated from Potatoes in Korea

RESEARCH ARTICLE Hyeok Park* , Sumi Kim, and Gye-Ryeong Bak Highland Agriculture Research Institute, National Institute of Crop and Food Science, Pyeongchang 25342, Korea *Correspondence to mycoph@korea.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on October 17, 2025, Revised on November 10, 2025, Accepted on November […]
Effects of Thinning Intensity on Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Pinus densiflora Plantations

RESEARCH ARTICLE Yu-Ra Bae1, Ju-Kyeong Eo2, and and Ahn-Heum Eom1* 1Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education, Cheongju, 28173, Korea2National Ecosystem Survey Team, Division of Ecological Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, 33657, Korea *Correspondence to eomah@knue.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received […]
Occurrence and Diversity of Pathogenic Fungi Associated with Postharvest Onion Bulbs

RESEARCH ARTICLE Jung-Hye Choi, Jung Weol Lee, Miji Kim, Min-Seon Choi, Hyo Jin Jung, and JiWon Han* Allium Vegetable Research Center, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan 58545, Korea *Correspondence to support06@korea.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on October […]
First Report of Penicillium euglaucum and Talaromyces purpureus from Soil in Korea

RESEARCH ARTICLE Min-Gyu Kim1, Seong-Keun Lim1, Geun-Tae Kim1, Jun-Woo Choi1, Hae-Dam Kim1, Che-Yeon Park1, Seo-Ryeong Lee1, Seung-Yeol Lee1,2*, and Hee-Young Jung1,2 1Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea2Institute of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea *Correspondence to leesy1123@knu.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue […]
New Korean Records of Three Fungal Species Isolated from the Hyphosphere Soil of Mushrooms on Jeju Island

RESEARCH ARTICLE Yein Kim1, Hyeong Jin Noh2, Doh Hun Shin1, and Seong Hwan Kim1,* 1Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea2Forest Entomology and Pathology Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Seoul 02455, Korea *Correspondence to piceae@dankook.ac.kr Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) 2025 December, Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 237-243. https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2025.53.4.1Received on October […]