Six strains of black meristematic fungi were isolated from Antarctic soils, gasoline car tanks and from the marine alga Flabellia petiolata. These fungi were characterized by morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analyses. According to the maximum-likelihood analysis reconstructed with ITS and LSU sequences, these strains belonged to the genus Knufia. Knufia obscura sp. nov. (holotype CBS 148926) and Knufia victoriae sp. nov. (holotype CBS 149015) are proposed as two novel species and descriptions of their morphological, physiological and phylogenetic features are presented. Based on the maximum-likelihood analyses, K. obscura was closely related to Knufia hypolithi (99% bootstrap support), while K. victoriae clustered in the Glade of Knufia cryptophialidica and Knufia perfecta (93% bootstrap support). Knufia victoriae. recorded in Antarctic soil samples. had a psychrophilic behaviour, with optimal growth between 10 and 15 degrees C and no growth recorded at 20 degrees C. Knufia obscura, from a gasoline car tank and algae, displayed optimal growth between 20 and 25 degrees C and was more tolerant to salinity than K. victoriae.
Knufia obscura sp. nov. and Knufia victoriae sp. nov., two new species from extreme environments
Prigione V. P.;Varese G. C.;Poli A.;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Six strains of black meristematic fungi were isolated from Antarctic soils, gasoline car tanks and from the marine alga Flabellia petiolata. These fungi were characterized by morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analyses. According to the maximum-likelihood analysis reconstructed with ITS and LSU sequences, these strains belonged to the genus Knufia. Knufia obscura sp. nov. (holotype CBS 148926) and Knufia victoriae sp. nov. (holotype CBS 149015) are proposed as two novel species and descriptions of their morphological, physiological and phylogenetic features are presented. Based on the maximum-likelihood analyses, K. obscura was closely related to Knufia hypolithi (99% bootstrap support), while K. victoriae clustered in the Glade of Knufia cryptophialidica and Knufia perfecta (93% bootstrap support). Knufia victoriae. recorded in Antarctic soil samples. had a psychrophilic behaviour, with optimal growth between 10 and 15 degrees C and no growth recorded at 20 degrees C. Knufia obscura, from a gasoline car tank and algae, displayed optimal growth between 20 and 25 degrees C and was more tolerant to salinity than K. victoriae.
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