Phylogeny and intraspecific variation of the extreme xerophile, Xeromyces bisporusShow others and affiliations
2011 (English)In: Fungal Biology, ISSN 1878-6146, E-ISSN 1878-6162, Vol. 115, no 11, p. 1100-1111Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The filamentous ascomycete Xeromyces bisporus is an extreme xerophile able to grow down to a water activity of 0.62. We have inferred the phylogenetic position of Xeromyces in relation to other xerophilic and xerotolerant fungi in the order Eurotiales. Using nrDNA and betatubulin sequences, we show that it is more closely related to the xerophilic food-borne species of the genus Chrysosporium, than to the genus Monascus. The taxonomy of X. bisporus and Monascus is discussed. Based on physiological, morphological, and phylogenetic distinctiveness, we suggest that Xeromyces should be retained as a separate genus.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxon, United Kingdom: Elsevier, 2011. Vol. 115, no 11, p. 1100-1111
Keywords [en]
Chrysosporium, Eurotiales, Fungi, Monascus, Phylogeny, Xeromyces bisporus, Xerophile
National Category
Botany
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-52201DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.06.012ISI: 000297873100002PubMedID: 22036289Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-80955158588OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-52201DiVA, id: diva2:971272
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Funding Agencies:
Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Carl-Tryggers Foundation
2016-09-152016-09-152017-11-21Bibliographically approved