First Report of Apinisia keratinophila Isolated from Soil in Korea

Song Woon Nam, Leonid N. Ten, Seong Keun Lim, Soo Min Hong, Seung Yeol Lee, Hee Young Jung

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Abstract

In 2022, a fungal isolate, designated KNUF-22-049, was obtained from a soil sample collected from a field in Sang-ju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. The strain exhibited cultural and morphological characteristics, including colony color and size and the shapes and sizes of conidiogenous cells and conidia, that were consistent with those of Apinisia keratinophila. A phylogenetic analysis using the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions and the large subunit of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene confirmed that isolate KNUF-22-049 is most closely related to A. keratinophila CBS 947.73T at a species level. Both the morphological observations and phylogenetic analysis indicated that KNUF-22-049 is indeed an A. keratinophila strain. This study represents the first documentation of Apinisia keratinophila in Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-123
Number of pages9
JournalKorean Journal of Mycology
Volume52
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2024

Keywords

  • Apinisia keratinophila
  • Onygenales
  • Soil-inhabiting fungi
  • Taxonomy

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