Three New Records of Penicillium Species Isolated from Insect Specimens in Korea.
- Author:
Kabir LAMSAL
1
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Shahram NAEIMI
;
Mahesh ADHIKARI
;
Dil Raj YADAV
;
Changmu KIM
;
Hyang Burm LEE
;
Youn Su LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Applied Plant Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. younslee@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Lixus imperessiventris;
Meloe proscarabaeus;
Muljarus japonicas;
Penicillium spp
- MeSH:
Fungi;
Insects;
Korea;
Penicillium
- From:Mycobiology
2013;41(2):116-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Three Penicillium species have been isolated from insect specimens in Korea; Penicillium sp., P. steckii, and P. polonicum. Penicillium sp. (KNU12-3-2) was isolated from Lixus imperessiventris, while P. polonicum (KNU12-1-8) and Penicillium steckii (KNU12-2-9) were isolated from Muljarus japonicas and Meloe proscarabaeus, respectively. The identification was based on the morphological characteristics of the fungi and in internal transcribed spacer analysis. This is the first report on the isolation of these three species of Penicillium from insects in Korea.
