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Penicillium mexicanum: An Unrecorded Fungal Species Isolated from Air Samples Collected in Korea

  • Jung-Min Lee (Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education) ;
  • Jae-Eui Cha (Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education) ;
  • Young-Sil Yoon (Y's Biotech) ;
  • Ahn-Heum Eom (Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education)
  • Received : 2023.06.02
  • Accepted : 2023.06.27
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

We report the first discovery of Penicillium mexicanum in Korea. Fungal strains were isolated from air samples collected in Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. The strain was identified based on its morphological characteristics, as well as molecular phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), β-tubulin (BenA), and calmodulin (CaM) regions. This strain exhibited a high sequence similarity to the reference sequences of P. mexicanum. These findings enhance our understanding of fungal biodiversity in Korea and underscore the importance of continuous monitoring of fungal species.

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This work was supported by the 2022 Sabbatical Leave Research Grant funded by Korea National University of Education

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