Abstract
An obligate halophile fungal was isolated from 275 m deep marine sediments and is characterized here for the first time. Its optimal growth was at 15% NaCl even though it was able to grow at 25% and is incapable of growth with no NaCl. Based on its morphological characteristics as conidia chain production in a single phialide, the fungal is related to the genus Aspergillus, subgenus Polypaecilum. Phylogenetic molecular analysis using several markers (ITS1–2; RPB1; RPB2; Cct8; TSR1; CaM; BenA) places the fungal isolate closer to Aspergillus salinarus and A. baarnensis. However, its morphological and molecular differences establish it as a new species, Aspergillus loretoensis sp. nov.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 557-568 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Extremophiles |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Sep 2019 |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2019, Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
Keywords
- Ascomycota
- Extremophile fungi
- Marine fungi
- Micromycetes
- Salt tolerance
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