Mycobiology.
2014 Jun;42(2):140-146.
Wood Decay Fungi in South Korea: Polypores from Seoul
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea. jae-jinkim@korea.ac.kr
- 2Division of Wood Chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea.
- 3School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
- 4National Institute of Biological Resources, Environmental Research Complex, Incheon 404-708, Korea.
Abstract
- In Seoul, a majority of plant communities have undergone significant changes over the last few decades; however, how wood decay fungi have responded and adapted to the changes in vegetation remains unknown. Through an ongoing investigation of Korean indigenous fungi, ca. 300 specimens with poroid basidiocarp were collected in Seoul during 2008~2012. Morphological examination and molecular analysis using the internal transcribed spacer and nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA region sequences helped identify 38 species belonging to 28 genera, 10 families, and 5 orders in this area. Among them, three polypores, Abundisporus pubertatis, Coriolopsis strumosa, and Perenniporia maackiae were found to be new to South Korea.
