Apophysomyces jiangsuensis sp. nov., a Salt Tolerant and Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungus from the Tidelands of Jiangsu Province of China.

ABSTRACT: A newly isolated phosphate-solubilizing fungus from the topsoil of Spartina alterniflora habitats in Yancheng coastal salt marsh was cultivated. Scanning electron microscopy observation revealed that the sporangia are nearly spherical, peach-shaped, and the spores formed on the top of sporangia. The spores are ellipsoidal with raised white nubbins on the surface. Based on a polyphasic study and the genetic distance analysis referring to the sequence analysis of ITS (ITS1 + 5.8S + ITS2) and 28S rDNA (D1/D2 domains) genes, the novel species belongs to the genus Apophysomyces and is named as A. jiangsuensis. The optimum growth temperature and salinity of the new species were 28 °C and 1.15% NaCl, respectively. A study of its phosphate-solubilizing ability revealed that the fungus had an obvio

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7760925 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature