IMA Fungus 3(1): 59-79, doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.07
Aspergillus section Versicolores: nine new species and multilocus DNA sequence based phylogeny
Stephen W. Peterson‡, Stephen W. Peterson§, Bruce W. Horn|‡ USDA, Peoria§ National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, ARS, USDA, Peoria| National Peanut Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dawson
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Peterson SW, Peterson SW, Horn BW (2012) Aspergillus section Versicolores: nine new species and multilocus DNA sequence based phylogeny. IMA Fungus 3(1): 59-79. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.07 |  |
Abstract
ß-tubulin, calmodulin, internal transcribed spacer and partial Isu-rDNA, RNA polymerase 2, DNA replication licensing factor Mcm7, and pre-rRNA processing protein Tsr1 were amplified and sequenced from numerous isolates belonging to Aspergillus sect, versicolor. The isolates were analyzed phylogenetically using the concordance model to establish species boundaries. Aspergillus austroafricanus, A. creber, A. cvjetkovicii, A. fructus, A. jensenii, A. puulaauensis, A. subversicolor, A. tennesseensis and A. venenatus are described as new species and A. amoenus, A. protuberus, A. sydowii, A. tabacinus and A. versicolor are accepted as distinct species on the basis of molecular and phenotypic differences. PCR primer pairs used to detect A. versicolor in sick building syndrome studies have a positive reaction for all of the newly described species except A. subversicolor.
Keywords
Aspergillus amoenus, Aspergillus austroafricanus, Aspergillus creber, Aspergillus cvjetkovicii, Aspergillus fructus, Aspergillus jensenii, Aspergillus protuberus, Aspergillus puulaauensis, Aspergillus subversicolor, Aspergillus sydowii, Aspergillus tabacinus, Aspergillus tennesseensis, Aspergillus venenatus, Aspergillus versicolor, concordance analysis, phylogeny, systematics