Identification and Characterization of Unreported Penicillium Species in Korea

Fungal species belonging to the genus Penicillium are indigenous to a wide range of natural environments. Since the first published reports detailing the discovery of Penicillium , new species have been identified in various countries, including Korea. We present here a full characterization of five...

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Published inHangug gynnhaghoi ji Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 445 - 456
Main Authors Doo-ho Choi, Young-guk Kim, In-seon Lee, Seung-bum Hong, Jong-guk Kim
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 한국균학회 31.12.2020
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Endophytic fungi
Genus Penicillium
Identification
Morphological description
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Summary:Fungal species belonging to the genus Penicillium are indigenous to a wide range of natural environments. Since the first published reports detailing the discovery of Penicillium , new species have been identified in various countries, including Korea. We present here a full characterization of five species of Penicillium that were previously unreported in Korea. Based on the morphologic characteristics and sequences of genes encoding fungal β -tubulin and calmodulin, we identified five Penicillium species, including P. hetheringtonii, P. sublectaticum, and P. jacksonii, which have been unrecorded in Korea, and confirming P. maximae and P. cremeogriseum, as the endophytic fungi isolated in Gyeongsang province, Korea. In this article, we provide detailed morphological descriptions of these fungal species.
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Mycology
ISSN:0253-651X
2383-5249