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http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20180043

Aspergillus caninus (Syn: Phialosimplex caninus): a New Isolate from Field Soils in Korea  

Adhikari, Mahesh (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Gurung, Sun Kumar (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Kim, Sang Woo (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Hyun Goo (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Ju, Han Jun (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Gwon, Byeong Heon (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Kosol, San (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Bazie, Setu (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Hyang Burm (Division of Food Technology, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Youn Su (Division of Biological Resources Sciences, Kangwon National University)
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The Korean Journal of Mycology / v.46, no.4, 2018 , pp. 383-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
During the study of indigenous fungal communities in soil samples collected from various field soils in Sancheong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea in 2017, several species of Aspergillus were discovered. Aspergillus caninus (KNU17-7) was isolated, identified, and described based on the results from macro and micro morphological characteristics and molecular characterization. Morphologically, it was identified using five different growth media: potato dextrose agar, oatmeal agar, yeast extract sucrose agar, czapek yeast extract agar, and malt extract agar. For the molecular identification, sequencing of internal transcribed spacer, ${\beta}-tubulin$, and calmodulin genes was performed. Based on this characterization, our study isolate was identified as Aspergillus caninus. This fungal species has not been officially reported in Korea before, and we report here with its morphological and molecular phylogenetic characterization.
Keywords
Aspergillus caninus; Characterization; Identification; Sequencing;
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