Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea

The Aspergillus section Fumigati comprises economically significant fungi, with its teleomorphic species classified under the genus Neosartorya. Several species within this genus produce a variety of secondary metabolites, offering significant potential for applications in agriculture, medicine, and...

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Main Authors: Anbazhagan Mageswari, Daseul Lee, Jae Sung Lee, Le Dinh Thao, Donghun Kang, Seung-Beom Hong
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2025.2505300
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Le Dinh Thao
Donghun Kang
Seung-Beom Hong
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description The Aspergillus section Fumigati comprises economically significant fungi, with its teleomorphic species classified under the genus Neosartorya. Several species within this genus produce a variety of secondary metabolites, offering significant potential for applications in agriculture, medicine, and pharmaceuticals. In this study, 69 strains from the section Fumigati, originating from Korea were taxonomically re-assessed using a combined analysis of their partial β-tubulin and Calmodulin gene sequences, supported along with morphological characteristics. The 69 strains were found to be distributed among 15 species which are now confirmed to be originally isolated from Korea. Of them, 13 species have been previously reported in Korea (A. assulatus, A. coreanus, A. fennelliae, A. fischeri, A. fumigatus, A. hiratsukae, A. laciniosus, A. lentulus, A. neoglaber, A. quadricinctus, A. spinosus, A. turcosus, and A. udagawae), and two species (A. solicola and A. thermomutatus) represent new findings for this region. This study presents a detailed characterization of these two previously unexplored species, highlighting their distinct morphological traits, gene sequence variations, and occurrence in ecological niches in Korea.
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spelling doaj-art-92ed3d0743164dc6b4d0ddc0112ce7782025-08-20T03:34:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycobiology1229-80932092-93232025-07-0153439340210.1080/12298093.2025.2505300Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from KoreaAnbazhagan Mageswari0Daseul Lee1Jae Sung Lee2Le Dinh Thao3Donghun Kang4Seung-Beom Hong5Agricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaAgricultural Microbiology Division, Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, Republic of KoreaThe Aspergillus section Fumigati comprises economically significant fungi, with its teleomorphic species classified under the genus Neosartorya. Several species within this genus produce a variety of secondary metabolites, offering significant potential for applications in agriculture, medicine, and pharmaceuticals. In this study, 69 strains from the section Fumigati, originating from Korea were taxonomically re-assessed using a combined analysis of their partial β-tubulin and Calmodulin gene sequences, supported along with morphological characteristics. The 69 strains were found to be distributed among 15 species which are now confirmed to be originally isolated from Korea. Of them, 13 species have been previously reported in Korea (A. assulatus, A. coreanus, A. fennelliae, A. fischeri, A. fumigatus, A. hiratsukae, A. laciniosus, A. lentulus, A. neoglaber, A. quadricinctus, A. spinosus, A. turcosus, and A. udagawae), and two species (A. solicola and A. thermomutatus) represent new findings for this region. This study presents a detailed characterization of these two previously unexplored species, highlighting their distinct morphological traits, gene sequence variations, and occurrence in ecological niches in Korea.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2025.2505300Re-identificationmulti-locus sequencingunrecorded speciesA. solicolaA. thermomutatus
spellingShingle Anbazhagan Mageswari
Daseul Lee
Jae Sung Lee
Le Dinh Thao
Donghun Kang
Seung-Beom Hong
Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
Mycobiology
Re-identification
multi-locus sequencing
unrecorded species
A. solicola
A. thermomutatus
title Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
title_full Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
title_fullStr Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
title_full_unstemmed Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
title_short Re-Assessment of Strains from Aspergillus Section Fumigati and Description of Two Unrecorded Species from Korea
title_sort re assessment of strains from aspergillus section fumigati and description of two unrecorded species from korea
topic Re-identification
multi-locus sequencing
unrecorded species
A. solicola
A. thermomutatus
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2025.2505300
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