Diversity and dominance of fungi inhabiting the sabkha area in Kuwait

We monitored the dominance and species diversity of fungi in hypersaline water bodies and saline depressions in Kuwait in the period February–October, 2007. There were considerable variations in total numbers and species diversity in concert with salinity variation. Among the most dominant isolates...

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Published inBotanica marina Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 83 - 94
Main Authors Al-Musallam, Azza A.S., Al-Sammar, Haya F., Al-Sané, Najat A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Walter de Gruyter 01.02.2011
Subjects
Acremonium
Alternaria
Cladosporium
Cladosporium phylogeny
halotolerance
hypersaline environments
Kuwait
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Summary:We monitored the dominance and species diversity of fungi in hypersaline water bodies and saline depressions in Kuwait in the period February–October, 2007. There were considerable variations in total numbers and species diversity in concert with salinity variation. Among the most dominant isolates in high salinity water were several Cladosporium spp. and two moderately halophilic Acremonium spp. Several Alternaria-like strains were frequently found; they had various morphologies, but with identical ITS-5.8-ITS2 DNA sequences. Halophilic Cladosporium spp. and an undescribed Sporomiella sp. had best growth in 5% NaCl solutions.
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ISSN:0006-8055
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DOI:10.1515/bot.2010.069