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Prospects for fungus identification using CO1 DNA barcodes, with Penicillium as a test case
- K. Seifert, R. Samson, +5 authors P. Hebert
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 6 March 2007
DNA barcoding systems employ a short, standardized gene region to identify species. A 648-bp segment of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) is the core barcode region for animals, but its… Expand
New ochratoxin A producing species of Aspergillus section Circumdati
- J. Frisvad, J. M. Frank, J. Houbraken, A.F.A. Kuijpers, R. Samson
- Biology
- 2004
Aspergillus section Circumdati contains species with yellow to ochre conidia and non-black sclerotia that produce at least one of the following extrolites: ochratoxins, penicillic acids,… Expand
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Purpureocillium, a new genus for the medically important Paecilomyces lilacinus.
- J. Luangsa-ard, J. Houbraken, +4 authors R. Samson
- Medicine, Biology
- FEMS microbiology letters
- 1 August 2011
Paecilomyces lilacinus was described more than a century ago and is a commonly occurring fungus in soil. However, in the last decade this fungus has been increasingly found as the causal agent of… Expand
Phylogenetic analysis of Penicillium subgenus Penicillium using partial P-tubulin sequences
- R. Samson, K. Seifert, A. F. Kuijpers, J. Houbraken, J. Frisvad
- Biology
- 2004
Partial β-tubulin sequences were determined for 180 strains representing all accepted species of Penicillium subgenus Penicillium. The overall phylogenetic structure of the subgenus was determined by… Expand
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Modern taxonomy of biotechnologically important Aspergillus and Penicillium species.
- J. Houbraken, R. D. de Vries, R. Samson
- Biology, Medicine
- Advances in applied microbiology
- 2014
Taxonomy is a dynamic discipline and name changes of fungi with biotechnological, industrial, or medical importance are often difficult to understand for researchers in the applied field. Species… Expand
Aspergillus calidoustus sp. nov., Causative Agent of Human Infections Previously Assigned to Aspergillus ustus
- J. Varga, J. Houbraken, H. V. D. van der Lee, P. Verweij, R. Samson
- Biology, Medicine
- Eukaryotic Cell
- 15 February 2008
ABSTRACT Aspergillus ustus is a relatively rare human pathogen causing invasive infections in immunocompromised hosts. In this study isolates originating from clinical and other sources have been… Expand
ASPERGILLUS LUCHUENSIS , AN INDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT BLACK ASPERGILLUS IN EAST ASIA
- Seung-Beom Hong, M. Lee, +8 authors R. Samson
- Medicine, Biology
- PloS one
- 28 May 2013
Aspergilli known as black- and white-koji molds which are used for awamori, shochu, makgeolli and other food and beverage fermentations, are reported in the literature as A. luchuensis, A. awamori,… Expand
The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature
- D. Hawksworth, P. W. Crous, +85 authors N. Zhang
- Medicine
- IMA fungus
- 1 June 2011
The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature was agreed at an international symposium convened in Amsterdam on 19–20 April 2011 under the auspices of the International Commission on the Taxonomy… Expand
Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus
- R. D. de Vries, R. Riley, +114 authors I. Grigoriev
- Biology, Medicine
- Genome Biology
- 14 February 2017
BackgroundThe fungal genus Aspergillus is of critical importance to humankind. Species include those with industrial applications, important pathogens of humans, animals and crops, a source of potent… Expand