First Report of Albifimbria verrucaria and Deconica coprophila (Syn: Psylocybe coprophila) from Field Soil in Korea
Sun Kumar Gurung,
Mahesh Adhikari,
Sang Woo Kim,
Hyun Goo Lee,
Ju Han Jun,
Byeong Heon Gwon,
Hyang Burm Lee,
Youn Su Lee
Affiliations
Sun Kumar Gurung
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Mahesh Adhikari
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Sang Woo Kim
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Hyun Goo Lee
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Ju Han Jun
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Byeong Heon Gwon
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
Hyang Burm Lee
Divison of Food Technology, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
Youn Su Lee
Division of Biological Resource Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
During a survey of fungal diversity in Korea, two fungal strains, KNU17-1 and KNU17-199, were isolated from paddy field soil in Yangpyeong and Sancheong, respectively, in Korea. These fungal isolates were analyzed based on their morphological characteristics and the molecular phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA sequences. On the basis of their morphology and phylogeny, KNU17-1 and KNU17-199 isolates were identified as Albifimbria verrucaria and Deconica coprophila, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, A. verrucaria and D. coprophila have not yet been reported in Korea. Thus, this is the first report of these species in Korea.
