title: Mariannaea samuelsii Isolated from a Bark Beetle-Infested Elm Tree in Korea.
abstract: During an investigation of fungi from an elm tree infested with bark beetles in Korea, one isolate, DUCC401, was isolated from elm wood. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer and 28S rDNA (large subunit) sequences, the isolate, DUCC401, was identified as Mariannaea samuelsii. Mycelia of the fungus grew faster on malt extract agar than on potato dextrose agar and oatmeal agar media. Temperature and pH for optimal growth of fungal mycelia were 25℃ and pH 7.0, respectively. The fungus demonstrated the capacity to degrade cellobiose, starch, and xylan. This is the first report on isolation of Mariannaea samuelsii in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Longqing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Min Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Yeo Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Dong Yeon
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Seong Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gi-Ho
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Hyung-Kyoon
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Choi