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Galactomyces pseudocandidus (Dipodascaceae): An Unrecorded Yeast-like Fungus Isolated from the Digestive Tract of Procambarus clarkii

  • Eo, Ju-Kyeong (Bureau of Conservation & Assessment Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Park, Eunsu (Bureau of Conservation & Assessment Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Kim, Suhwan (Bureau of Survey & Safety Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Choe, Han-Na (Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
  • Received : 2021.09.08
  • Accepted : 2021.09.17
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

The unrecorded fungus Galactomyces pseudocandidus de Hoog & M.T. Sm. was isolated and cultured from an introduced species, Procambarus clarkii, in Korea. Two related species, Galactomyces citri-aurantii and Geotrichum candidum, have been reported, but no other Galactomyces spp. have been found in Korea. In this study, we isolated G. pseudocandidus from the digestive tract of American crayfish using RGY (river water-glucose-yeast) medium and then compared the morphological and molecular characteristics of this species with those of related species. As a result, we confirmed that G. pseudocandidus is an unrecorded fungus in Korea, so we described and reported the cultural characteristics and microstructures, such as conidia.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported with funds from the National Institute of Ecology under project No. NIE-C-2021-19, NIE-A-2021-09 and the Ministry of Environment of Korea as a part of basic ecological research.

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