• 한국균학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2020

Fungi are ubiquitous and indispensable components of nearly all ecosystems on earth, including freshwater environments. A survey of fungal diversity in freshwater environments of Korea led to the identification of four unrecorded Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota) species in 2016 and 2017, based on morphology and molecular phylogeny; these included Cladorrhinum australe, Curvularia muehlenbeckiae, Curvularia pseudobrachyspora (Dothideomycetes), and Diaporthe longicolla (Sordariomycetes).

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2021

Two fungal strains (KNU-JJ-1827 and KNU-JJ-1829) belonging to the class Dothideomycetes were discovered from Jeju Island, Korea during this investigation of soil microfungi. Strain KNU-JJ-1827 showed fewer conidial septations, larger conidiogenous cells, and smaller conidia compared to the previously identified closest species of Didymocyrtis. Strain KNU-JJ-1829 revealed the similar characteristics of the nearest certain species of the genus Parathyridaria with the production of conidiogenous cells and conidia, because no asexual morphs were detected from the closest type strain Parathyridaria rosae. The novelty of the strains was also confirmed by analyzing molecular data using internal transcribed spacer regions and 28S rDNA. The molecular phylogeny also strongly support the detailed description and illustration for each proposed species as Didymocyrtis septata sp. nov. (KNU-JJ-1827) and Parathyridaria ellipsoidea sp. nov. (KNU-JJ-1829) isolated from soil in Korea.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.113-117
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• 2016

화악산, 설악산, 함백산에 서식하는 눈측백의 잎에서 내생균을 분리하여 다양성을 조사하였다. 숙주식물로부터 총202개의 균주를 분리하였고, 이 균주들의 ITS rDNA 염기서열을 분석한 결과 32개의 분류군으로 동정되었으며, Diaporthe nobilis, Mycosphaerella handelii, Pestalotiopsis cocculi 3종이 국내 미기록종으로 확인되었다. 분리된 균주 중 61.5%는 Dothideomycetes였으며, 27.0%는 Sordariomyetes, 11.5%는 Leotiomycetes에 속하였다. 눈측백에 서식하는 내생균에서 우점종은 Dothideomycetes에 속하는 Phyllosticta spinarum인 것으로 조사되었으며 이 종에 대한 후속연구가 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2020

During a survey of fungal diversity in different provinces of South Korea in 2017, a new fungal isolate was discovered. This fungal isolate was identified as Westerdykella reniformis, based on its morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 28S ribosomal DNA (28S rDNA) sequence data. To our knowledge, W. reniformis has not previously been reported in South Korea. Thus, in this study, we report a new record of a species from the Dothideomycetes class in Korea, and provide a detailed description with morphological illustrations.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 2015

We investigated endophytic fungi diversity of two Pinaceae species (Pinus densiflora, Pinus rigida) and one Cupressaceae species (Juniperus rigida) on Mt. Seodae, Korea. In total, 34 isolates were obtained from 19 host plants and identified according to internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. As a result, they were placed in 13 taxa. Among them, 52.9% belonged to Leotiomycetes, 32.3% belonged to Sordariomycetes, 5.8% belonged to Agaricomycetes, and 3.0% for isolates belonged to either Eurotiomycetes, Dothideomycetes or Ustilaginomycetes. In particular, Lophodermium growing in pine would be an especially important instance of biodiversity for endophytes, suggesting that further study examining its ecological function in the environment is critical.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.259-283
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• 2021

We isolated nine fungal strains from different environmental materials collected from different locations during a survey of fungal diversity in Korea. Using molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological characteristics, nine previously undescribed strains were identified and assigned to the species Collariella robusta, Fusicolla acetilerea, Hongkongmyces pedis, Hongkongmyces snookiorum, Mariannaea fusiformis, Metarhizium pemphigi, Pallidocercospora crystallina, Scopulariopsis candida, and Volutella citrinella. Diverse environmental samples may thus be a promising source for isolating and investigating novel fungal species, thus sampling efforts should be increased in future studies. This study also reports identification of some rare fungal species belonging to the genera Hongkongmyces and Pallidocercospora from Korea.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2012

순천만에 자생하는 2종의 염생식물의 뿌리로부터 내생 진균을 분리하였다. 사용 되어진 염생식물은 칠면초와 천일사초이며, 스트렙토마이신이 포함된 최소배지를 사용하여 내생진균을 배양한 후 순수 분리하였다. 분리된 15 내 생진균 균주 rDNA의 ITS 영역의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 칠면초에서 5속, 천일사초에서 7속의 내생진균이 확인되었다. 그리고 Shannon's diversity index(H')를 이용하여 칠면초와 천일사초로부터 분리된 내생진균들의 종 다양성은 각각 1.561과 1.889로 확인되었으며 유연관계를 확인하기 위하여 계통분석을 수행하였다. 순천만 자생식물인 칠면초와 천일사초의 내생진균에서 자낭균문 Pezizomycotina 아문이 많이 분포하고 있음을 알 수 있었으며, Pezizomycotina 아문 중에서도 Sordariomycetes 강, Dothideomycetes 강, Eurotiomycetes 강에 속하는 내생진균이 칠면초와 천일사초에 모두 분포는 것을 확인하였다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.191-201
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• 2016

In this study, the phylogeny and morphology of Mycosphaerella nawae (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) were examined using Korean and Japanese isolates, to establish the phylogenetic relationship between M. nawae and its allied species. Korean and Japanese isolates of M. nawae were collected from circular leaf spot-diseased leaves and were confirmed based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence data. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using multiple genes, including the ITS region, 28S rDNA, ${\beta}-tubulin$, translation elongation $factor-1{\alpha}$, and actin genes. Our results revealed that M. nawae is closely related to members of the genus Phaeophleospora but are distant from the Ramularia spp. In addition, microscopic analysis revealed pseudothecia on the adaxial and abaxial surface of overwintered diseased leaves (ODL) and only on the abaxial surface of diseased leaves. Ascospores are oval to fusiform, one-septate, tapered at both ends, $1.7{\sim}3.1{\times}8.1{\sim}14.1{\mu}m$, and were observed in ODL. Conidia are oval, guttulate, one-septate, $3.5{\sim}4.9{\times}12.8{\sim}19.8{\mu}m$, and barely discernable on 30-day cultures. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the phylogeny of M. nawae, which is closely related to the genus Phaeophleospora, especially P. scytalidii.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.408-418
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• 2021

The diversity and plant growth-promoting ability of fungal endophytes that are associated with five halophytic plant species (Phragmites australis, Suaeda australis, Limonium tetragonum, Suaeda glauca Bunge, and Suaeda maritima) growing in the Buan salt marsh on the west coast of South Korea have been explored. About 188 fungal strains were isolated from these plant samples' roots and were then studied with the use of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2). The endophytic fungal strains belonged to 33 genera. Alternaria (18%) and Fusarium (12.8%), of the classes Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes, were most rampant in the coastal salt marsh plants. There was a higher diversity in fungal endophytes that are isolated from S. glauca Bunge than in isolates from other coastal salt marsh plants. Plant growth-promoting experiments with the use of Waito-C rice seedlings show that some of the fungal strains could encourage a more efficient growth than others. Furthermore, gibberellins (GAs) GA1, GA3, and GA9 were seen in the Sa-1-4-3 isolate (Acrostalagmus luteoalbus) culture filtrate with a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2019

고랭이류의 숙주식물인 Bolboschoenus planiculmis와 Schoenoplectustriqueter에서 내생균을 조사하였다. 총 25개체의 숙주식물에서 85개의 내생균을 분리하였고, ITS 지역을 사용하여 동정한 결과 19개의 분류군을 확인하였다. 그 중 92%는 Dothideomycetes에 속하였고, 4.8%는 Sordariomyetes, 1.6%는 Agaricomycetes, 0.8%는 Eurotiomycetes에 속하였다. B. planiculmis에서 가장 많이 분리된 내생균은 Cladosporium perangustum이고 S. triqueter에서는 Macrospora scirpicola였다. 염생식물에서 내생균의 연구는 매우 드물며, 이전에 목본식물들을 대상으로 수행된 선행연구들과는 다른 내생균의 군집 구조를 확인하였다. 향후 본 연구결과는 내생균 의 생물다양성 연구에 매우 유용할 것으로 생각된다.