Culturable Fungi from Urban Soils in China I: Description of 10 New Taxa

Zhang, Zhiyuan; Shao, Qiuyu; Li, Xin; Chen, Wan-Hao; Liang, Jian-Dong; Han, Yan-Feng; Huang, Jianzhong; Liang, Zong-Qi

doi:10.1128/spectrum.00867-21

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“…For each locus, the best-ﬁt models were estimated based on the corrected Akaike information criterion using the ModelFinder function in iq-tree [20]. Phylogenetic analyses were performed on the basis of Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum-likelihood (ML) approaches, as previously described [14]. The resulting phylogenetic trees were visualized in FigTree version 1.1.2 [21] and subsequently prepared and edited in Microsoft PowerPoint.…”

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“…The samples were placed in Ziplock plastic bags and transported to the laboratory. The soil samples were processed and the fungi were isolated using our previously described method [13,14]. The soil samples were mixed with clean, sterile, chicken feathers, approximately 2 cm long, and moistened with sterile water.…”

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Keratinophyton chongqingense sp. nov. and Keratinophyton sichuanense sp. nov., from soil in China

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Chen

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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Keratinophyton is a genus of well-known keratinophilic fungi found in various terrestrial habitats. During a survey of keratinolytic fungi in China, a total of 12 isolates of Keratinophyton species, representing eight taxa, were obtained from the soil. Two of these isolates were described as new species based on their morphological characteristics and molecular analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region and the rRNA gene of the nuclear large subunit. Descriptions and illustrations of these two novel species, which are named Keratinophyton chongqingense sp. nov. and Keratinophyton sichuanense sp. nov., are provided herein.

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Keratinophyton chongqingense sp. nov. and Keratinophyton sichuanense sp. nov., from soil in China

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Chen

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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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“…While this manuscript was in review, Zhang et al (2021) reported other four new species of Pseudogymnoascus, isolated from soil in China (P. catenatus, P. fujianensis, P. yunnanensis, and P. zhejiangensis). Our species are different to those described in the paper of Zhang et al (2021).…”

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Description of the First Four Species of the Genus Pseudogymnoascus From Antarctica

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The genus Pseudogymnoascus represents a diverse group of fungi widely distributed in different cold regions on Earth. Our current knowledge of the species of Pseudogymnoascus is still very limited. Currently, there are only 15 accepted species of Pseudogymnoascus that have been isolated from different environments in the Northern Hemisphere. In contrast, species of Pseudogymnoascus from the Southern Hemisphere have not yet been described. In this work, we characterized four fungal strains obtained from Antarctic marine sponges. Based on multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characterizations we determined that these strains are new species, for which the names Pseudogymnoascus antarcticus sp. nov., Pseudogymnoascus australis sp. nov., Pseudogymnoascus griseus sp. nov., and Pseudogymnoascus lanuginosus sp. nov. are proposed. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the new species form distinct lineages separated from other species of Pseudogymnoascus with strong support. The new species do not form sexual structures and differ from the currently known species mainly in the shape and size of their conidia, the presence of chains of arthroconidia, and the appearance of their colonies. This is the first report of new species of Pseudogymnoascus not only from Antarctica but also from the Southern Hemisphere.

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“…These studies have revealed a high variation of species assemblies among samples, locations, and countries [see reviews such as Luplertlop (2018) (42) and Rougeron et al (2018)]. This, coupled with a few non-targeted environmental disclosures of these species in close proximity to human living habitats (5, 22, 43, 44), has emphasized the importance of recognizing these potential infection sources in the environment.…”

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The high diversity of Scedosporium and Lomentospora species and their prevalence in human-disturbed areas in Taiwan

Huang

Fan

Hung

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Scedosporium and Lomentospora are important opportunistic pathogens causing localized or disseminated infection in humans. Understanding their environmental distribution is critical for public hygiene and clinical management. We carried out the first environmental survey in urbanized and natural regions in Taiwan. Overall, Scedosporium and Lomentospora species were recovered in 132 out of 267 soil samples (48.5%) across Taiwan. We morphologically and molecularly identified four Scedosporium species and one Lomentospora species. All four major clinical relevant species were isolated with high frequency, i.e. S. apiospermum (41.7%), S. boydii (28.8%), L. prolificans (12.3%), and S. aurantiacum (4.9%); a clinically minor species, S. dehoogii, had moderate incidence (12.3%). These fungal species have high incidence in urban (48%) and hospital (68%) soil samples, and have limited distribution in samples from natural regions (5%). Multivariate analysis of the fungal composition revealed strong evidence of the preferential distribution of these fungi in urban and hospital regions compared to natural sites. In addition, strong evidence suggested that the distribution and abundance of these fungal species are highly heterogeneous in the environment; samples in vicinity often yield varied fungal communities. Our results indicated that these fungal species are prevalent in Taiwan and their occurrences are associated with human activities. Hygiene sensitive places such as hospitals should be particularly aware of the high frequency of the clinical relevant species.

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Culturable Fungi from Urban Soils in China I: Description of 10 New Taxa

Abstract: Keratinophilic fungi are a group that can degrade and utilize keratin-rich material. It is also because of this ability that many taxa can cause infections in animals or humans but remain poorly studied.

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Keratinophyton chongqingense sp. nov. and Keratinophyton sichuanense sp. nov., from soil in China

Keratinophyton chongqingense sp. nov. and Keratinophyton sichuanense sp. nov., from soil in China

Description of the First Four Species of the Genus Pseudogymnoascus From Antarctica

The high diversity of Scedosporium and Lomentospora species and their prevalence in human-disturbed areas in Taiwan

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