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Morphology of Pochonia sinensis sp. nov. a–d colony on PDA, MEA, SNA and OA after 14 d at 25 °C (upper surface and lower surface) e–j phialides, conidia. Scale bars: 10 μm (e–j).
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The fungal taxa belonging to the Clavicipitaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) are widely distributed and include diverse saprophytic, symbiotic and pathogenic species that are associated with soils, insects, plants, fungi and invertebrates. In this study, we identified two new fungal taxa belonging to the family Clavicipitaceae that were isolated from...
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... In our investigation of keratinophilic fungi from urban soils in southern China, we have isolated and identified a large number of these fungi after using hair baiting enrichment treatment and reported several new taxa, for example, Plectosphaerella guizhouensis and P. nauculaspora (Zhang et al. 2019a), Gongronella sichuanensis (Zhang et al. 2019b), Ctenomyces albus, C. obovatus and C. peltricolor (Zhang et al. 2019c), Geomyces obovatus, Pseudogymnoascus sinensis and Solomyces sinensis etc. (Zhang et al. 2020b), Cunninghamella guizhouensis (Zhang et al. 2020c), Pseudogymnoascus catenatus, Solomyces guizhouensis and Zongqia sinensis etc. (Zhang et al. 2021b), Arthrographis multiformispora (Li et al. 2022a), Keratinophyton chongqingense and K. sichuanense (Li et al. 2022b), Pseudogeomyces lindneri and Pseudogymnoascus campensis (Zhang et al. 2023a), Paraneoaraneomyces sinensis and Pochonia sinensis (Zhang et al. 2023b). Following our previous studies, based on morphological characters and polygenic analysis, 18 new species were identified and described in this study. ...
As China’s urbanisation continues to advance, more people are choosing to live in cities. However, this trend has a significant impact on the natural ecosystem. For instance, the accumulation of keratin-rich substrates in urban habitats has led to an increase in keratinophilic microbes. Despite this, there is still a limited amount of research on the prevalence of keratinophilic fungi in urban areas. Fortunately, our group has conducted in-depth investigations into this topic since 2015. Through our research, we have discovered a significant amount of keratinophilic fungi in soil samples collected from various urban areas in China. In this study, we have identified and characterised 18 new species through the integration of morphological and phylogenetic analyses. These findings reveal the presence of numerous unexplored fungal taxa in urban habitats, emphasising the need for further taxonomic research in urban China.
