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A new species of Backusella (Mucorales) from a Cerrado reserve in Southeast Brazil

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Author(s):
de Souza, Jose Ivanildo [1] ; Marano, Agostina Virginia [1] ; Amorim Pires-Zottarelli, Carmen Lidia [1] ; Chambergo, Felipe Santiago [2] ; Harakava, Ricardo [3]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Bot, Nucleo Pesquisa Micol, BR-04301902 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Artes Ciencias & Humanidades EACH USP, BR-03828000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Inst Biol, Lab Bioquim Fitopatol, BR-04014002 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS; v. 13, n. 4, p. 975-980, NOV 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) areas present a high number of endemic and unknown species and consequently have been included among the world's biodiversity hotspots. After a survey of zygomycetes from Cerrado areas of the ``Reserva Biolgica de Mogi Gua double dagger u{''} (RBMG) in So Paulo State, we have found a Mucor-like fungus that produces very large sporangiospores and clusters of giant cells visible to the naked-eye. This isolate was characterized morphologically, based on partial LSU (28S) and complete ITS rDNA sequences. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses support its inclusion within the recently emended genus Backusella. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/11118-2 - 2013 APS-MSA Joint Meeting
Grantee:José Ivanildo de Souza
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Meeting - Abroad