{"title":"New <i>Tricoderma</i> Species and Six Unrecorded Species of Endolichenic Fungi Isolated from Lichens.","authors":"Seung-Yoon Oh, Yunhyeok Jang","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2519854","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During a project investigating the diversity of fungi associated with lichens, numerous strains of <i>Sesquicillium</i> and <i>Trichoderma</i> were isolated. Among these, several species were suspected to be unrecorded, prompting further study. In this study, the objective is to describe the taxonomic information of fungal species novel and previously unrecorded in South Korea. Through comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis and detailed morphological examination, seven fungal species were identified: <i>Sesquicillium lasiacidis</i>, <i>Sesquicillium essexcoheniae</i>, <i>Trichoderma asperellum</i>, <i>Trichoderma paraobovatum</i> sp. nov., <i>Trichoderma rifaii</i>, <i>Trichoderma sparsum</i>, and <i>Trichoderma texanum</i>. Molecular identification was conducted using ITS and LSU regions for <i>Sesquicillium</i> and ITS, EF1a, and RPB2 loci for <i>Trichoderma</i>, with phylogenetic analysis confirming their placement alongside type strains. These findings expand the known geographic distributions of these species and highlight the potential of lichen-associated fungi as reservoirs of bioactive compounds and enzymes with industrial and pharmaceutical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 4","pages":"435-449"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12308888/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mycobiology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2519854","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AGRONOMY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
During a project investigating the diversity of fungi associated with lichens, numerous strains of Sesquicillium and Trichoderma were isolated. Among these, several species were suspected to be unrecorded, prompting further study. In this study, the objective is to describe the taxonomic information of fungal species novel and previously unrecorded in South Korea. Through comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis and detailed morphological examination, seven fungal species were identified: Sesquicillium lasiacidis, Sesquicillium essexcoheniae, Trichoderma asperellum, Trichoderma paraobovatum sp. nov., Trichoderma rifaii, Trichoderma sparsum, and Trichoderma texanum. Molecular identification was conducted using ITS and LSU regions for Sesquicillium and ITS, EF1a, and RPB2 loci for Trichoderma, with phylogenetic analysis confirming their placement alongside type strains. These findings expand the known geographic distributions of these species and highlight the potential of lichen-associated fungi as reservoirs of bioactive compounds and enzymes with industrial and pharmaceutical applications.
期刊介绍:
Mycobiology is an international journal devoted to the publication of fundamental and applied investigations on all aspects of mycology and their traditional allies. It is published quarterly and is the official publication of the Korean Society of Mycology. Mycobiology publishes reports of basic research on fungi and fungus-like organisms, including yeasts, filamentous fungi, lichen fungi, oomycetes, moulds, and mushroom. Topics also include molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, metabolism, developmental biology, environmental mycology, evolution, ecology, taxonomy and systematics, genetics/genomics, fungal pathogen and disease control, physiology, and industrial biotechnology using fungi.