Ochroconis globalis, a novel species of the melanized genus Ochroconis (Sympoventuriaceae, Venturiales), is described and illustrated and distinguished phenotypically and molecularly from existing ochroconis-like species. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear ribosomal DNA genes (nuSSU, ITS, nuLSU) and coding gene fragments (ACT1, BT2, TEF1) revealed clustering of all strains as a monophyletic clade which was well separated from known Ochroconis species. Most strains of the new species were obtained from human-made environments, while the natural habitat of the species remains enigmatic. The new combination Ochroconis musae is introduced for one of the most commonly encountered Ochroconis species, and a phenotypic key to all species is provided.
1.RWTH Aachen Univ Hosp, Inst Med Microbiol, Aachen, Germany 2.CBS KNAW Fungal Biodivers Ctr, Utrecht, Netherlands 3.Khon Kaen Univ, Dept Microbiol, Fac Med, Khon Kaen, Thailand 4.Univ Amsterdam, Inst Biodivers & Ecosyst Dynam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 5.Sao Paulo State Univ, Ctr Study Social Insects, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil 6.Univ Estadual Campinas, CPQBA, Div Microbial Resources, Campinas, SP, Brazil 7.Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Med Ctr, Dept Med Microbiol, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands 8.Natl Vet Inst, Dept Anim Hlth & Antimicrobial Strategies, Sect Fish, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden 9.Peking Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Res Ctr Med Mycol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 10.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sun Yat Sen Mem Hosp, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China 11.Second Med Mil Univ, Shanghai, Peoples R China 12.Univ Fed Parana, Basic Pathol Dept, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil 13.King Abdulaziz Univ, Jeddah 21413, Saudi Arabia
Recommended Citation:
Samerpitak, K.,Duarte, A. P. M.,Attili-Angelis, D.,et al. A new species of the oligotrophic genus Ochroconis (Sympoventuriaceae)[J]. MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS,2015,14(2).
