Novel black yeast-like species in chaetothyriales with ant-associated life styles

Autor(en)
Yu Quan, Sarah A. Ahmed, Nickolas Menezes da Silva, Abdullah M.S. Al-Hatmi, Veronika Mayer, Shuwen Deng, Yingqian Kang, G. Sybren de Hoog, Dongmei Shi
Abstrakt

Among ancestral fungi in Chaetothyriales, several groups have a life style in association with tropical ants, either in domatia or in carton-nests. In the present study, two strains collected from ant carton in Thailand and Malaysia were found to represent hitherto undescribed species. Morphological, physiological, phylogenetic data and basic genome information are provided for their classification. Because of the relatively large phylogenetic distances with known species confirmed by overall genome data, large subunit (LSU) and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA sequences were sufficient for taxonomic circumscription of the species. The analyzed strains clustered with high statistical support as a clade in the family Trichomeriaceae. Morphologically they were rather similar, lacking sporulation in vitro. In conclusion, Incumbomyces delicatus and Incumbomyces lentus were described as new species based on morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analysis.

Organisation(en)
Department für Botanik und Biodiversitätsforschung
Externe Organisation(en)
Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Federal University of Parana, Hengtang People's Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, Jining No. 1 People’s Hospital
Journal
Fungal Biology
Band
125
Seiten
276-284
Anzahl der Seiten
9
ISSN
1878-6146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2020.11.006
Publikationsdatum
2020
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
106008 Botanik, 106029 Pflanzenmorphologie, 106042 Systematische Botanik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/fa9d4015-d0aa-4243-8ab5-a1eb88a14fd3