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Identification and Characterization of Unreported Penicillium Species in Korea

  • Choi, Doo-Ho (School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Guk (School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, In-Seon (Department of Food Science and Technology, Keimyung University) ;
  • Hong, Seung-Bum (Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Guk (School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2020.10.20
  • Accepted : 2020.12.24
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

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 ��-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.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by grants from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea NIBR201801208, the Ministry of Education (2016R1A6A1A05011910) and Research Institute for Dok-do and Ulleung-do Island of Kyungpook National University, Korea.

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