Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology of Tolypocladium globosum sp. nov. Isolated from Soil in Korea

In this study, fungal strains designated as KNUF-22-14A and KNUF-22-15A were isolated from soil samples in Korea. These two strains were identified based on cultural and morphological characteristics as well as phylogenetic analyses and were found to be morphologically and phylogenetically identical...

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Published in:Mycobiology 2023, 51(2), , pp.79-86
Main Authors: Das, Kallol, Ryu, Jung-Joo, Hong, Soo-Min, Lim, Seong-Keun, Lee, Seung-Yeol, Jung, Hee-Young
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Language:English
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Phylogeny
soil-inhabiting fungi
sordariomycetes
Tolypocladium globosum
생물학
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Summary:In this study, fungal strains designated as KNUF-22-14A and KNUF-22-15A were isolated from soil samples in Korea. These two strains were identified based on cultural and morphological characteristics as well as phylogenetic analyses and were found to be morphologically and phylogenetically identical. Upon their morphological comparison with closely related species, such as Tolypocladium album, T. amazonense, T. endophyticum, T. pustulatum, and T. tropicale, a difference in the size of short phialides [0.6-2.4(-9.3) × 0.8-1.4 µm] was observed. Meanwhile, these strains had larger conidia (1.2-3.0 × 1.2-3.0 µm) than T. album, T. amazonense, T. endophyticum, and T. tropicale and smaller conidia than T. pustulatum. Phylogenetic analyses using a multi-locus datasets based on ITS, LSU, and SSU showed that KNUF-22-14A and KNUF-22-15A formed a distinct cluster from previously identified Tolypocladium species. Thus, these fungal strains isolated from soil in Korea are proposed as a novel species according to their characteristics and are named Tolypocladium globosum sp. nov.
ISSN:1229-8093
2092-9323
DOI:10.1080/12298093.2023.2192614