Taxonomy of Botryotrichum luteum sp. nov. based on Morphology and Phylogeny Isolated from Soil in Korea

Jung Joo Ryu, Kallol Das, Seong Keun Lim, Soo Min Hong, Seung Yeol Lee, Hee Young Jung

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Abstract

In this study, a fungal strain KNUF-22-025 belonging to the genus Botryotrichum was isolated from the soil in Korea. The cultural and morphological characteristics of this strain differed from those of closely related species. On malt extract agar, strain KNUF-22-025 showed slower growth than most of the related species, except B. domesticum. The conidia size (9.6–21.1 × 9.9–18.4 µm) of strain KNUF-22-025 was larger than those of B. piluliferum, B. domesticum, and B. peruvianum but smaller than those of B. atrogriseum and B. iranicum. Conidiophores in strain KNUF-22-025 (137 µm) were longer than those in other closely related species but shorter than those in B. atrogriseum. Multi-locus analysis of molecular markers, such as ITS, 28S ribosomal DNA, RBP2, and TUB2 revealed that strain KNUF-22-025 was distinct from other Botryotrichum species. Thus, this strain is proposed as a novel species based on morphological characteristics along with molecular phylogeny and named Botryotrichum luteum sp. nov.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-78
Number of pages7
JournalMycobiology
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Botryotrichum luteum
  • morphology
  • phylogeny
  • saprotrophic soil fungi

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