Morphological and Molecular Characterization of the Newly Reported Penicillium pimiteouiense from Field Soil in Korea

Abstract

Penicilliumpimiteouiense was discovered in South Korea during an investigation of fungal communities in soil collected from the Gyeongsangbuk-do province. In this study, we performed molecular analysis of this fungal isolate using internal transcribed spacer rDNA, β-tubulin, and Calmodulin gene sequences. We also performed morphological analysis using five agar media, potato dextrose, oatmeal, malt extract, czapek yeast extract, and yeast extract sucrose. In this study, the molecular and morphological analyses of P. pimiteouiense with detailed descriptions and figures has been carried out.

Keywords

• β-tubulin
• calmodulin
• discovery
• penicillium
• phylogeny