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Penicillium excelsum sp. nov from the Brazil Nut Tree Ecosystem in the Amazon Basin'

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Author(s):
Taniwaki, Marta Hiromi [1] ; Pitt, John I. [2] ; Iamanaka, Beatriz T. [1] ; Massi, Fernanda P. [3] ; Fungaro, Maria Helena P. [3] ; Frisvad, Jens C. [4]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Tecnol Alimentos, Ctr Ciencia & Qualidade Alimentos, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] CSIRO Food & Nutr, N Ryde, NSW - Australia
[3] Univ Estadual Londrina, Ctr Ciencias Biol, Londrina, Parana - Brazil
[4] Tech Univ Denmark, Dept Syst Biol, DK-2800 Lyngby - Denmark
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: PLoS One; v. 10, n. 12 DEC 30 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 8
Abstract

A new Penicillium species, P. excelsum, is described here using morphological characters, extrolite and partial sequence data from the ITS, beta-tubulin and calmodulin genes. It was isolated repeatedly using samples of nut shells and flowers from the brazil nut tree, Bertolletia excelsa, as well as bees and ants from the tree ecosystem in the Amazon rainforest. The species produces andrastin A, curvulic acid, penicillic acid and xanthoepocin, and has unique partial beta-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences. The holotype of P. excelsum is CCT 7772, while ITAL 7572 and IBT 31516 are cultures derived from the holotype. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/50136-0 - Biodiversity of toxigenic Aspergillus species in Brazil: occurrence, polyphasic taxonomy and distribution
Grantee:Marta Hiromi Taniwaki
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants