dc.contributor.author |
Visagie, Cobus M.
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dc.contributor.author |
Goodwell, G.
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dc.contributor.author |
Nkwe, D.O.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-08-16T13:11:51Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-08-16T13:11:51Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A fungal survey of the Gcwihaba Cave from Botswana found Aspergillus to be one of the more common fungal
genera isolated. The 81 Aspergillus strains were identified using CaM sequences and comparing these to a curated reference
dataset. Nineteen species were identified representing eight sections (sections Candidi, Circumdati, Flavi, Flavipedes,
Nidulantes, Nigri, Terrei and Usti). One strain could not be identified. Morphological characterisation and multigene
phylogenetic analyses confirmed it as a new species in section Flavipedes and we introduce it below as A. okavangoensis.
The new species is most similar to A. iizukae, both producing conidiophores with vesicles typically wider than 20 μm. The
new species, however, does not produce Hülle cells and its colonies grow slower than those of A. iizukae on CYA at 37 °C
(14–15 vs 18–21 mm) and CREA (15–16 vs 23–41mm). |
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dc.description.department |
Biochemistry |
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dc.description.department |
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) |
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dc.description.department |
Genetics |
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dc.description.department |
Microbiology and Plant Pathology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2022 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Botswana International University of Science and Technology; the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (Botswana); the Future Leaders - African Independent Research fellowship programme. The FLAIR Fellowship Programme is a partnership between the African Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society funded by the UK Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://fuse-journal.org |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Visagie, C.M., Goodwell, M. & Nkwe, D.O. (2021). Aspergillus diversity from the Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana and description of one new species.
Fungal Systematics and Evolution 8: 81–89. DOI: 10.3114/fuse.2021.08.07. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2589-3823 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2589-3831 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3114/fuse.2021.08.07 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86811 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute |
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dc.rights |
© 2021 Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute.
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. |
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dc.subject |
Fungal diversity |
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dc.subject |
New taxon |
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dc.subject |
Series Flavipedes |
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dc.subject |
Southern Africa |
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dc.subject |
Aspergillus diversity |
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dc.subject |
Gcwihaba Cave, Botswana |
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dc.title |
Aspergillus diversity from the Gcwihaba cave in Botswana and description of one new species |
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dc.type |
Article |
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