Aspergillus loretoensis, a single isolate from marine sediment of Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur, México resulting as a new obligate halophile species

González-Martínez, Sophia; Galindo-Sánchez, Clara E.; López-Landavery, Edgar A.; Paniagua-Chávez, Carmen G.; Portillo-López, Amelia

doi:10.1007/s00792-019-01107-6

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“…Sexual morph unknown; sclerotia absent. Series description based on Martinelli et al., 2017 , Tanney et al., 2017 , González-Martínez et al., 2019 .…”

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Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

Houbraken¹,

Kocsubé²,

Visagie³

et al. 2020

Studies in Mycology

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The Eurotiales is a relatively large order of Ascomycetes with members frequently having positive and negative impact on human activities. Species within this order gain attention from various research fields such as food, indoor and medical mycology and biotechnology. In this article we give an overview of families and genera present in the Eurotiales and introduce an updated subgeneric, sectional and series classification for Aspergillus and Penicillium . Finally, a comprehensive list of accepted species in the Eurotiales is given. The classification of the Eurotiales at family and genus level is traditionally based on phenotypic characters, and this classification has since been challenged using sequence-based approaches. Here, we re-evaluated the relationships between families and genera of the Eurotiales using a nine-gene sequence dataset. Based on this analysis, the new family Penicillaginaceae is introduced and four known families are accepted: Aspergillaceae , Elaphomycetaceae , Thermoascaceae and Trichocomaceae . The Eurotiales includes 28 genera: 15 genera are accommodated in the Aspergillaceae ( Aspergillago , Aspergillus , Evansstolkia , Hamigera , Leiothecium , Monascus , Penicilliopsis , Penicillium , Phialomyces , Pseudohamigera , Pseudopenicillium , Sclerocleista , Warcupiella , Xerochrysium and Xeromyces ), eight in the Trichocomaceae ( Acidotalaromyces , Ascospirella , Dendrosphaera , Rasamsonia , Sagenomella , Talaromyces , Thermomyces , Trichocoma ), two in the Thermoascaceae ( Paecilomyces , Thermoascus ) and one in the Penicillaginaceae ( Penicillago ). The classification of the Elaphomycetaceae was not part of this study, but according to literature two genera are present in this family ( Elaphomyces and Pseudotulostoma ). The use of an infrageneric classification system has a long tradition in Aspergillus and Penicillium . Most recent taxonomic studies focused on the sectional l...

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“…Sexual morph unknown; sclerotia absent. Series description based on Martinelli et al., 2017 , Tanney et al., 2017 , González-Martínez et al., 2019 .…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…salisburgensis [∗not included in Fig. 17 ; details on classification, see González-Martínez et al. (2019) ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

Houbraken¹,

Kocsubé²,

Visagie³

et al. 2020

Studies in Mycology

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“…(Basidiomycota) in insectivorous bat guano are noteworthy, showing that the guano composition may influence and determine fungal growth. Species identified in Aspergillus section Polypaecilum are mainly treated as xerotolerant/xerophilic and halotolerant/halophilic and found in built environments [74], although a species was recently described from marine sediments in Mexico [75]. Species of Paecilomyces were found in acidic habitats and can tolerate microaerophilic conditions; however, P. formosus can also be found causing plant diseases and as an opportunistic pathogen in humans [76][77][78].…”

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Living in the dark: Bat caves as hotspots of fungal diversity

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Bat caves are very special roosts that harbour thousands of bats of one or more species. Such sites may hold an incredible “dark fungal diversity” which is still underestimated. We explored the culturable fungal richness in the air, on bats, and in the guano in a bat cave in Brazil’s Caatinga dry forest. Fungal abundance was 683 colony-forming units (CFU) in the guano, 673 CFU in the air, and 105 CFU on the bats. Based on morphological and phylogenetic analysis of ITS, LSU, and TUB2 sequences, fungal isolates of 59 taxa belonging to 37 genera in the phyla Ascomycota (28 genera, including Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, and Talaromyces), Basidiomycota (eight genera, including Rhodotorula and Schizophyllum), and Mucoromycota (only Rhizopus) were identified. The fungal richness in the air was 23 taxa (especially Aspergillus taxa), mainly found at 15 m and 45 m from the cave entrance; on the bodies of bats it was 36 taxa (mainly Aspergillus taxa), especially on their wing membranes (21 taxa, nine of which were exclusively found in this microhabitat); and in guano 10 fungal taxa (especially Aspergillus and Penicillium) were found. The fungal richness associated with guano (fresh and non-fresh) was similar from bats with different eating habits (insectivorous, frugivorous, and haematophagous). Sampling effort was not sufficient to reveal the total fungal taxa richness estimated. Eight (21.6%) of the 37 genera and 17 (53.1%) of the 32 identified fungal species are reported for the first time in caves. Our results highlight bat caves in Brazil as hotspots of fungal diversity, emphasizing the need to protect such special roosts.

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Biotechnological potential of salt tolerant and xerophilic species of Aspergillus

Pócsi,

Dijksterhuis,

Houbraken

et al. 2024

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

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Xerophilic fungi occupy versatile environments owing to their rich arsenal helping them successfully adapt to water constraints as a result of low relative humidity, high-osmolarity, and high-salinity conditions. The general term xerophilic fungi relates to organisms that tolerate and/or require reduced water activity, while halophilic and osmophilic are applied to specialized groups that require high salt concentrations or increased osmotic pressure, respectively. Species belonging to the family Aspergillaceae, and especially those classified in Aspergillus subgenus Aspergillus (sections Restricti and Aspergillus) and Polypaecilum, are particularly enriched in the group of osmophilic and salt-tolerant filamentous fungi. They produce an unprecedently wide spectrum of salt tolerant enzymes including proteases, peptidases, glutaminases, γ-glutamyl transpeptidases, various glycosidases such as cellulose-decomposing and starch-degrading hydrolases, lipases, tannases, and oxidareductases. These extremophilic fungi also represent a huge untapped treasure chest of yet-to-be-discovered, highly valuable, biologically active secondary metabolites. Furthermore, these organisms are indispensable agents in decolorizing textile dyes, degrading xenobiotics and removing excess ions in high-salt environments. They could also play a role in fermentation processes at low water activity leading to the preparation of daqu, meju, and tea. Considering current and future agricultural applications, salt-tolerant and osmophilic Aspergilli may contribute to the biosolubilization of phosphate in soil and the amelioration salt stress in crops. Transgenes from halophile Aspergilli may find promising applications in the engineering of salt stress and drought-tolerant agricultural crops. Aspergilli may also spoil feed and food and raise mycotoxin concentrations above the permissible doses and, therefore, the development of novel feed and food preservation technologies against these Aspergillus spp. is also urgently needed. On the other hand, some xerophilic Aspergilli have been shown to be promising biological control agents against mites. Key points • Salt tolerant and osmophilic Aspergilli can be found in versatile environments • These fungi are rich resources of valuable enzymes and secondary metabolites • Biotechnological and agricultural applications of these fungi are expanding

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Aspergillus loretoensis, a single isolate from marine sediment of Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur, México resulting as a new obligate halophile species

Cited by 6 publications

References 35 publications

Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

Living in the dark: Bat caves as hotspots of fungal diversity

Biotechnological potential of salt tolerant and xerophilic species of Aspergillus

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