2025/04/29 by Tanapol Thitla, Jutamart Monkai, Weiqian Meng +4 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/mycokeys.116.150635
openalex publication_date 2025/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/04/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Waste accumulation in forest regions can have a severe impact on the soil mycobiome. However, research on soil fungi inhabiting forest disposal sites remains limited. Therefore, this study focused on the taxonomy and phylogeny of ascomycetes isolated from soil in forest dump-sites in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The fungal strains were identified using morphological characterisations and multigene phylogenetic reconstruction. A new genus, Pseudoleptodontidium , typified by Ps. chiangmaiense sp. nov. (Amphisphaeriales genera incertae sedis , Xylariomycetidae), along with two new species, Penicillium chiangmaiense (series Janthinella , section Lanata-Divaricata) and P. terrae (series Erubescentia , section Exilicaulis) (Aspergillaceae, Eurotiales), are described in detail and compared with closely-related species. Our discovery offers valuable insights into the soil ascomycetes associated with forest disturbances.