Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species
ABSTRACT Penicillium Link is a widely known genus of ascomycetes, with a worldwide distribution, mainly known for its use in the food industry and production of mycotoxins. Considering the importance of culture collections as repositories of microbial biodiversity, we carried out a polyphasic taxono...
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| author | Sabrina Sinara Portela DE SOUSA Renan do Nascimento BARBOSA Cristina Maria de SOUZA-MOTTA Suzana Mineiro FERREIRA Maria Aparecida de JESUS Roger Fagner Ribeiro MELO |
| author_facet | Sabrina Sinara Portela DE SOUSA Renan do Nascimento BARBOSA Cristina Maria de SOUZA-MOTTA Suzana Mineiro FERREIRA Maria Aparecida de JESUS Roger Fagner Ribeiro MELO |
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| description | ABSTRACT Penicillium Link is a widely known genus of ascomycetes, with a worldwide distribution, mainly known for its use in the food industry and production of mycotoxins. Considering the importance of culture collections as repositories of microbial biodiversity, we carried out a polyphasic taxonomic review of fungi of the genus Penicillium preserved in the Collection of Microorganisms of Agrosilvicultural Interest at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (CMAI-INPA) in Brazil, which hosts several deposits of Penicillium without specific identification. A total of 150 strains were reactivated for macro and micromorphological analyses and DNA extraction, amplification and sequencing. The strains were represented by nine species distributed among the sessions Citrina (P. citrinum), Charlesia (P. chermesinum), Chrysogena (P. chrysogenum, P. rubens), Aspergilloides (P. glabrum), Sclerotiorum (P. meliponae), Fasciculata (P. palitans, P. polonicum) and Roquefortorum (P. paneum). One strain is herein described as Penicillium carneiroi sp. nov., a new species in the section Exilicaulis. We present images of the new species and compare it with other morphologically close species. The polyphasic taxonomic review carried out in this study showed a previously unknown diversity for the Amazon region, and that microorganism repositories may contain new species or records for the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb0004e997e84bef84b6cd54641d0bf82025-08-20T02:08:42ZengInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaActa Amazonica0044-59672025-06-015510.1590/1809-4392202400370Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new speciesSabrina Sinara Portela DE SOUSAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2830-6517Renan do Nascimento BARBOSACristina Maria de SOUZA-MOTTASuzana Mineiro FERREIRAMaria Aparecida de JESUSRoger Fagner Ribeiro MELOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3663-9856ABSTRACT Penicillium Link is a widely known genus of ascomycetes, with a worldwide distribution, mainly known for its use in the food industry and production of mycotoxins. Considering the importance of culture collections as repositories of microbial biodiversity, we carried out a polyphasic taxonomic review of fungi of the genus Penicillium preserved in the Collection of Microorganisms of Agrosilvicultural Interest at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (CMAI-INPA) in Brazil, which hosts several deposits of Penicillium without specific identification. A total of 150 strains were reactivated for macro and micromorphological analyses and DNA extraction, amplification and sequencing. The strains were represented by nine species distributed among the sessions Citrina (P. citrinum), Charlesia (P. chermesinum), Chrysogena (P. chrysogenum, P. rubens), Aspergilloides (P. glabrum), Sclerotiorum (P. meliponae), Fasciculata (P. palitans, P. polonicum) and Roquefortorum (P. paneum). One strain is herein described as Penicillium carneiroi sp. nov., a new species in the section Exilicaulis. We present images of the new species and compare it with other morphologically close species. The polyphasic taxonomic review carried out in this study showed a previously unknown diversity for the Amazon region, and that microorganism repositories may contain new species or records for the region.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672025000101110&lng=en&tlng=enAmazonAspergillaceaephylogenypolyphasic taxonomic review |
| spellingShingle | Sabrina Sinara Portela DE SOUSA Renan do Nascimento BARBOSA Cristina Maria de SOUZA-MOTTA Suzana Mineiro FERREIRA Maria Aparecida de JESUS Roger Fagner Ribeiro MELO Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species Acta Amazonica Amazon Aspergillaceae phylogeny polyphasic taxonomic review |
| title | Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species |
| title_full | Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species |
| title_fullStr | Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species |
| title_short | Amazonian diversity of Penicillium Link (Eurotiomycetes, Ascomycota) in the culture collection of the National Institute of Amazonian Research, with description of a new species |
| title_sort | amazonian diversity of penicillium link eurotiomycetes ascomycota in the culture collection of the national institute of amazonian research with description of a new species |
| topic | Amazon Aspergillaceae phylogeny polyphasic taxonomic review |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672025000101110&lng=en&tlng=en |
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