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Absidia healeyae: a new species of Absidia (Mucorales) isolated from Victoria, Australia

Andrew S. Urquhart, Alexander Idnurm

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Abstract

Absidia healeyae is a new species described in the Mucorales genus Absidia after screening 16 strains of Absidia isolated from seven locations in the state of Victoria in Australia. After initial analysis of the large ribosomal subunit sequence, the genomes of representative strains from two clades were sequenced using short paired-reads. Additional taxonomic markers extracted from the genome sequencing data support the novelty of A. healeyae. The identification of a new species in the genus Absidia, from a relatively small collection of isolates, hints at an unexplored diversity in the early diverging lineages of fungi in Australia.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)331-335
Number of pages5
JournalMycoscience
Volume62
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Mucoromycotina
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • taxonomy
  • zygomycete
  • Taxonomy
  • Zygomycete

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