New record and enzyme activity of four species in Penicillium section Citrina from marine environments in Korea
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Microbiology
Publication Date
4-2015
Volume
53
Issue
4
First Page
219
Last Page
225
Publisher
Han-Gug Misaengmul Hag-hoe,The Mircobiological Society of Korea
Keywords
BenA, CaM, morphology, Penicillium section Citrina, phylogeny
Abstract
Several strains of Penicillium section Citrina were isolated during a survey of fungi from marine environments along the southern coast of Korea. Based on multigene phylogenetic analyses (β-tubulin and calmodulin) and morphological characteristics, the 11 strains were identified as P. citrinum, P. hetheringtonii, P. paxilli, P. sumatrense, P. terrigenum, and P. westlingii. To understand the ecological role of these species, we tested all strains for extracellular enzyme activity; six strains representing four species showed β-glucosidase activity. Four of the identified species — P. hetheringtonii, P. paxilli, P. terrigenum, and P. westlingii — are new records for Korea. For these new species records, we describe morphological characteristics of the strains and compare results to published data of type strains.
DOI
10.1007/s12275-015-4700-9
Print ISSN
12258873
E-ISSN
19763794
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Park, M. S., Eom, J. E., Fong, J. J., & Lim, Y. W. (2015). New record and enzyme activity of four species in Penicillium section Citrina from marine environments in Korea. Journal of Microbiology, 53(4), 219-225. doi: 10.1007/s12275-015-4700-9