Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Two Novel SpeciesCollected from Soil in Korea

ABSTRACT

Two fungal species of ascomycetes were discovered during the screening of soil microflorafrom the Gangwon Province in Korea Didymella chlamydospora sp. nov. (YW23-14) andMicrodochium salmonicolor sp. nov. (NC14-294). Morphologically, YW23-14 produces smallerchlamydospores (8.0–17.07.0–15.0 mm) than D. glomerata and D. musae. The strain NC14-294 was characterized by smaller conidiogenous cells (4.9–8.82.0–3.2 mm) compared withthe closest strains M. fisheri and M. phragmitis. The detailed descriptions, illustrations, anddiscussions regarding the morphological and phylogenetical analyses of the closely relatedspecies are provided to support the novelty of each species. Thus, YW23-14 and NC14-294are described here as newly discovered species.