Diversity of Penicillium species isolated from heavy metal polluted soil in Guizhou Province, China

TY - JOUR

T1 - Diversity of Penicillium species isolated from heavy metal polluted soil in Guizhou Province, China

AU - Qing-Xin, Zhou

AU - Houbraken, J.

AU - Li, Qi-Rui

AU - Hyde, K.D.

AU - McKenzie, E.H.C.

AU - Wang, Yong

PY - 2016/9/9

Y1 - 2016/9/9

N2 - Seven Penicillium strains were isolated from soil samples polluted by heavy metals in different zones of Guizhou Province, China. Phenotypic identification proved to be difficult and this data was therefore supplemented with ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region and partial β-tubulin sequences. Comparison of the obtained sequences with references sequences showed that six strain belonged to Penicillium section Lanata-divaricata and one strain to section Sclerotiora. Three of the seven isolates belonged to a new species and were named here P. terrarumae sp. nov. The other four isolates were identified as P. cremeogriseum, P. guanacastense, P. griseopurpureum and P. oxalicum.

AB - Seven Penicillium strains were isolated from soil samples polluted by heavy metals in different zones of Guizhou Province, China. Phenotypic identification proved to be difficult and this data was therefore supplemented with ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region and partial β-tubulin sequences. Comparison of the obtained sequences with references sequences showed that six strain belonged to Penicillium section Lanata-divaricata and one strain to section Sclerotiora. Three of the seven isolates belonged to a new species and were named here P. terrarumae sp. nov. The other four isolates were identified as P. cremeogriseum, P. guanacastense, P. griseopurpureum and P. oxalicum.

KW - ITS

KW - Penicillium

KW - Phylogeny

KW - Taxonomy

U2 - 10.11646/phytotaxa.273.3.3

DO - 10.11646/phytotaxa.273.3.3

M3 - Article

SN - 1179-3155

VL - 273

SP - 167

EP - 173

JO - Phytotaxa

JF - Phytotaxa

IS - 3

ER -