Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil

ABSTRACT Two new Penicillium species are reported from soil of an agroforestry system and an Atlantic Rainforest fragment in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. Using a polyphasic approach, combining partial β-tubulin (BenA), calmodulin (CaM), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and RNA polymerase II secon...

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Main Authors: Amanda Lucia Alves, Ana Carla da Silva Santos, Renan do Nascimento Barbosa, Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta, Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo, Patricia Vieira Tiago
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Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2022-11-01
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author Amanda Lucia Alves
Ana Carla da Silva Santos
Renan do Nascimento Barbosa
Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta
Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo
Patricia Vieira Tiago
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Ana Carla da Silva Santos
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Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta
Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo
Patricia Vieira Tiago
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description ABSTRACT Two new Penicillium species are reported from soil of an agroforestry system and an Atlantic Rainforest fragment in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. Using a polyphasic approach, combining partial β-tubulin (BenA), calmodulin (CaM), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) gene sequences and morphological characters, Penicillium gercinae sp. nov. (section Ramigena, series Georgiensia), and Penicillium stangiae sp. nov. (section Lanata-Divaricata, series Dalearum) are described. Descriptions based on morphological features are provided. Penicillium gercinae is phylogenetically closely related to P. georgiense; however, P. gercinae does not grow on Czapek yeast extract (CYA) and has monoverticillate and biverticillate conidiophores. Penicillium stangiae is phylogenetically closely related to P. penarojense and P. vanderhammenii. As diagnostic features, P. stangiae had slower growth on CYA (28-30 mm in 7 days) and on DG18 (6-7 mm in 7 days) and lacked the production of acid on creatine agar. This research contributes to the expansion of knowledge on the taxonomy and diversity of Penicillium species in Brazil.
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spelling doaj.art-92d3b94c30c548829324b52a0b6342bd2022-12-22T04:18:42ZengSociedade Botânica do BrasilActa Botânica Brasílica1677-941X2022-11-013610.1590/0102-33062022abb0006Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in BrazilAmanda Lucia Alveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3016-4308Ana Carla da Silva Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-4925Renan do Nascimento Barbosahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2659-9157Cristina Maria de Souza-Mottahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0964-8271Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3663-9856Patricia Vieira Tiagohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-2429ABSTRACT Two new Penicillium species are reported from soil of an agroforestry system and an Atlantic Rainforest fragment in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. Using a polyphasic approach, combining partial β-tubulin (BenA), calmodulin (CaM), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) gene sequences and morphological characters, Penicillium gercinae sp. nov. (section Ramigena, series Georgiensia), and Penicillium stangiae sp. nov. (section Lanata-Divaricata, series Dalearum) are described. Descriptions based on morphological features are provided. Penicillium gercinae is phylogenetically closely related to P. georgiense; however, P. gercinae does not grow on Czapek yeast extract (CYA) and has monoverticillate and biverticillate conidiophores. Penicillium stangiae is phylogenetically closely related to P. penarojense and P. vanderhammenii. As diagnostic features, P. stangiae had slower growth on CYA (28-30 mm in 7 days) and on DG18 (6-7 mm in 7 days) and lacked the production of acid on creatine agar. This research contributes to the expansion of knowledge on the taxonomy and diversity of Penicillium species in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062022000100161&lng=en&tlng=enAspergilloidesLanata-DivaricataphylogenyRamigenasoil mycobiotataxonomy
spellingShingle Amanda Lucia Alves
Ana Carla da Silva Santos
Renan do Nascimento Barbosa
Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta
Roger Fagner Ribeiro Melo
Patricia Vieira Tiago
Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
Acta Botânica Brasílica
Aspergilloides
Lanata-Divaricata
phylogeny
Ramigena
soil mycobiota
taxonomy
title Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
title_full Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
title_fullStr Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
title_short Penicillium gercinae and Penicillium stangiae (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota), two new species from soil in Brazil
title_sort penicillium gercinae and penicillium stangiae eurotiomycetes ascomycota two new species from soil in brazil
topic Aspergilloides
Lanata-Divaricata
phylogeny
Ramigena
soil mycobiota
taxonomy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062022000100161&lng=en&tlng=en
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