Mycobiology.  2012 Mar;40(1):14-19.

New Record of Mariannaea elegans var. elegans in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
  • 2Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
  • 3Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 404-707, Korea.

Abstract

A Mariannaea fungus was isolated during investigation of an elm tree infested with unidentified beetles. Based on morphological characteristics and molecular analysis of the internal transcribed spacer rDNA sequence, the fungus was identified as Mariannaea elegans var. elegans. Fungal growth was better on malt extract agar than on potato dextrose agar and oatmeal agar. Optimal temperature and pH for growth of the fungus were 30degrees C and pH 7.0, respectively. The fungus was found to have the ability to produce extracellular enzymes such as amylase, beta-glucosidase, cellulase, and protease. This is first report on M. elegans var. elegans in Korea.

Keyword

Elm Tree; ITS rDNA; Mariannaea elegans var. elegans

MeSH Terms

Agar
Amylases
Beetles
beta-Glucosidase
Cellulase
DNA, Ribosomal
Fungi
Glucose
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Korea
Solanum tuberosum
Ulmus
Agar
Amylases
Cellulase
DNA, Ribosomal
Glucose
beta-Glucosidase
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