Discovery of Three New Mucor Species Associated with Cricket Insects in Korea

Nguyen, Thuong T. T.; Lee, Hyang Burm

doi:10.3390/jof8060601

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“…Invertebrate samples were collected from Kunryang-ri, Cheongyang, Chungnam Province, Korea in 2020 and 2022. The samples were collected in polyethylene containers and stored at ambient temperature during transport to the laboratory, where isolation of fungi was conducted as previously described [ 27 , 28 ]. Holotype and ex-type living cultures were deposited at the Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Chonnam National University in Gwangju, Korea.…”

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Discovery of a New Lichtheimia (Lichtheimiaceae, Mucorales) from Invertebrate Niche and Its Phylogenetic Status and Physiological Characteristics

Nguyen

Santiago

Kirk

et al. 2023

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Species of Lichtheimia are important opportunistic fungal pathogens in the order Mucorales that are isolated from various sources such as soil, indoor air, food products, feces, and decaying vegetables. In recent years, species of Lichtheimia have become an emerging causative agent of invasive mucormycosis. In Europe and USA, Lichtheimia are the second and third most common causal fungus of mucormycosis, respectively. Thus, the aim of this study was to survey the diversity of species of Lichtheimia hidden in poorly studied hosts, such as invertebrates, in Korea. Eight Lichtheimia strains were isolated from invertebrate samples. Based on morphology, physiology, and phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU rDNA sequence data, the strains were identified as L. hyalospora, L. ornata, L. ramosa, and a novel species, L. koreana sp. nov. Lichtheimia koreana is characterized by a variable columellae, sporangiophores arising solitarily or up to three at one place from stolons, and slow growth on MEA and PDA at all temperatures tested. The new species grows best at 30 and 35 °C and has a maximum growth temperature of 40 °C. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and a phylogenetic tree are provided.

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Discovery of a New Lichtheimia (Lichtheimiaceae, Mucorales) from Invertebrate Niche and Its Phylogenetic Status and Physiological Characteristics

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Kirk

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Mucor thermorhizoides—A New Species from Post-mining Site in Sudety Mountains (Poland)

Abramczyk,

Wiktorowicz,

Okrasińska

et al. 2024

Curr Microbiol

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Mucor representatives are mostly rapidly growing cosmopolitan soil saprotrophs of early diverged Mucoromycotina subphylum. Although this is the most speciose genus within the group, some lineages are still understudied. In this study, new species of Mucor was isolated from the post-mining area in southwestern Poland, where soil chemical composition analysis revealed high concentration of hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Phylogenetic analysis based on multigene phylogeny showed that the new isolate clusters distinctly from other Mucor species as a sister group to Mucor microsporus. New species Mucor thermorhizoides Abramczyk (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) is characterized by the extensive rhizoid production in elevated temperatures and formation of two layers of sporangiophores. It also significantly differs from M. microsporus in the shape of spores and the size of sporangia. M. thermorhizoides was shown to be able to grow in oligotrophic conditions at low temperatures. Together with M. microsporus they represent understudied and highly variable lineage of the Mucor genus.

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Species diversity, updated classification and divergence times of the phylum Mucoromycota

Zhao,

Nie,

Zong

et al. 2023

Fungal Diversity

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Discovery of Three New Mucor Species Associated with Cricket Insects in Korea

Cited by 5 publications

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Discovery of a New Lichtheimia (Lichtheimiaceae, Mucorales) from Invertebrate Niche and Its Phylogenetic Status and Physiological Characteristics

Discovery of a New Lichtheimia (Lichtheimiaceae, Mucorales) from Invertebrate Niche and Its Phylogenetic Status and Physiological Characteristics

Mucor thermorhizoides—A New Species from Post-mining Site in Sudety Mountains (Poland)

Species diversity, updated classification and divergence times of the phylum Mucoromycota

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