Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea

Aspergillus species play a crucial role in terrestrial environments as degraders and are well known for producing various secondary metabolites. Recently, Aspergillus species have been discovered in marine environments, exhibiting adaptability to high salinity and producing diverse secondary metabol...

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Main Authors: Jun Won Lee, Wonjun Lee, Rekhani Hansika Perera, Young Woon Lim
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-11-01
Series:Mycobiology
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2023.2279342
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description Aspergillus species play a crucial role in terrestrial environments as degraders and are well known for producing various secondary metabolites. Recently, Aspergillus species have been discovered in marine environments, exhibiting adaptability to high salinity and producing diverse secondary metabolites with valuable properties. However, limited research has focused on their marine diversity, leading to inaccurate species identification. The current study addresses this gap by investigating diverse marine habitats in the Republic of Korea, including sediment, seawater, seaweed, and marine animals. From three coasts of the Korean Peninsula, 472 Aspergillus strains were isolated from the various marine habitats. A total of 41 species were accurately identified using multigenetic markers: internal transcribed spacer, calmodulin, and β-tubulin. The findings underscore the importance of accurate identification and provide a basis for elucidating the functional role of marine-derived Aspergillus species in marine ecosystems.
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spelling doaj-art-2b918ccb6240452789efa9101d4bea482025-08-20T03:58:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycobiology1229-80932092-93232023-11-0151643644410.1080/12298093.2023.2279342Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of KoreaJun Won Lee0Wonjun Lee1Rekhani Hansika Perera2Young Woon Lim3School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, KoreaSchool of Biological Sciences and Institute of Microbiology, Seoul National University, Seoul, KoreaAspergillus species play a crucial role in terrestrial environments as degraders and are well known for producing various secondary metabolites. Recently, Aspergillus species have been discovered in marine environments, exhibiting adaptability to high salinity and producing diverse secondary metabolites with valuable properties. However, limited research has focused on their marine diversity, leading to inaccurate species identification. The current study addresses this gap by investigating diverse marine habitats in the Republic of Korea, including sediment, seawater, seaweed, and marine animals. From three coasts of the Korean Peninsula, 472 Aspergillus strains were isolated from the various marine habitats. A total of 41 species were accurately identified using multigenetic markers: internal transcribed spacer, calmodulin, and β-tubulin. The findings underscore the importance of accurate identification and provide a basis for elucidating the functional role of marine-derived Aspergillus species in marine ecosystems.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2023.2279342Culture-dependentfungal diversitymarine-derived fungiphylogenytaxonomy
spellingShingle Jun Won Lee
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Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
Mycobiology
Culture-dependent
fungal diversity
marine-derived fungi
phylogeny
taxonomy
title Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
title_full Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
title_fullStr Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
title_full_unstemmed Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
title_short Long-Term Investigation of Marine-Derived Aspergillus Diversity in the Republic of Korea
title_sort long term investigation of marine derived aspergillus diversity in the republic of korea
topic Culture-dependent
fungal diversity
marine-derived fungi
phylogeny
taxonomy
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2023.2279342
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