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Sporothrix stylites : A New Record from Field Soil in Korea

  • Park, Sangkyu (School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Yeol (School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Back, Chang-Gi (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science) ;
  • Kang, In-Kyu (Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Ten, Leonid (School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyang Burm (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jung, Hee-Young (School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2017.08.14
  • Accepted : 2017.08.20
  • Published : 2017.09.01
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Abstract

The fungal strain, designated KNU16-008, was isolated from field soil in Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. The isolated fungi was characterized by morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Isolated fungus showed typical morphological characteristics of the genus Sporothrix. Based on its phylogenic analysis using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of rDNA and ${\beta}$-tubulin gene sequences, the strain KNU16-008 was identified as Sporothrix stylites. This species has not been previously reported in Korea.

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