Isolation and Characterization of Three Zygomycetous Fungi in Korea: Backusella circina, Circinella muscae, and Mucor ramosissimus.
10.1080/12298093.2018.1538071
- Author:
Thuong T T NGUYEN
1
;
Hyang Burm LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Food Technology, Biotechnology & Agrochemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. hblee@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Backusella circina;
Circinella muscae;
Mucor ramosissimus;
taxonomy;
zygomycetous fungus
- MeSH:
Classification;
DNA, Ribosomal;
Fresh Water;
Fungi*;
Korea*;
Mucor*;
Sequence Analysis;
Soil
- From:Mycobiology
2018;46(4):317-327
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
While surveying undiscovered fungal taxa in Korea, three rare zygomycetous fungal strains, CNUFC-PTF2-1, CNUFC-TF3-1, and CNUFC-ESAF3-1, were isolated from soil, leaf, and freshwater samples, respectively. The strains were analyzed morphologically as well as phylogenetically based on the internal transcribed spacer region and 28S rDNA sequences. Sequence analysis of the two loci revealed that the isolates, CNUFC-PTF2-1, CNUFC-TF3-1, and CNUFC-ESAF3-1, were identified as Backusella circina, Circinella muscae, and Mucor ramosissimus, respectively. These species have not yet been previously described in Korea.