Phylogenetic analysis of <i>Monascus</i> and new species from honey, pollen and nests of stingless bees

Barbosa, Renan do Nascimento; Leong, Su-lin L.; Pettersson, Olga Vinnere; Chen, Amanda J.; Souza-Motta, Cristina Maria de; Frisvad, Jens Christian; Samson, Robert A.; Oliveira, Neiva Tinti de; Houbraken, Jos

doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.04.001

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“…Monascus ruber has also been found in soil and human clinical specimens (Hawksworth & Pitt 1983). Species of Monascus have been previously reported in honey by Snowdon & Cliver (1996) and by Barbosa et al (2017). Monascus pilosus, M. purpureus, and M. ruber were reported previously (Hawksworth & Pitt 1983) as able to grow well on G25 N (a w = 0.93).…”

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“…The obligate xerophiles Ascosphaera apis and Bettsia alvei have been reported in honey, as well as several xerotolerant species of Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium and Penicillium and a few mucoralean fungi (Snowdon & Cliver 1996;Kačániová et al 2009;Kačániová et al 2012;Sinacori et al 2014;Grabowski & Klein 2015). Recently, Monascus mellicola, Penicillium apimei, P. meliponae, P. mellis, and Talaromyces brasiliensis were reported from honey produced by stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris, family Apidae, order Hymenoptera) inhabiting Brazilian forests (Barbosa et al 2017(Barbosa et al , 2018. Common environmental and plant pathogenic species of fungi have been reported in samples of honey collected in Spain (Pérez-Sánchez et al 1997;Seijo et al 2011;Magyar et al 2016;Terrab et al 2019) and Portugal (Martíns et al 2003).…”

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Diversity of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in honey

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Fungi can colonize most of the substrata on Earth. Honey, a sugary food produced by bees (and other insects) has been studied little in terms of its fungal diversity. We have surveyed and evaluated the presence of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in a set of honey bee samples collected from across Spain. From 84 samples, a total of 104 fungal strains were isolated, and morphologically and phylogenetically characterized. We identified 32 species distributed across 16 genera, most of them belonging to the ascomycetous genera Aspergillus, Bettsia, Candida, Eremascus, Monascus, Oidiodendron, Penicillium, Skoua, Talaromyces and Zygosaccharomyces. As a result of this survey, eight new taxa are proposed: i.e. the new family Helicoarthrosporaceae, two new genera, Helicoarthrosporum and Strongyloarthrosporum in Onygenales; three new species of Eurotiales, Talaromyces affinitatimellis, T. basipetosporus, and T. brunneosporus; and two new species of Myxotrichaceae, Oidiodendron mellicola, and Skoua asexualis.

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Diversity of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in honey

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“…3) [84]. Fungi of the genus Monascus were also found in association with other species of stingless bees in Brazil, but their chemical-ecological functions remain unknown [85]. The larvae of S. depilis also engage in associations with microbes.…”

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Chemical Ecology in Insect-microbe Interactions in the Neotropics

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Small molecules frequently mediate symbiotic interactions between microorganisms and their hosts. Brazil harbors the highest diversity of insects in the world; however, just recently, efforts have been directed to deciphering the chemical signals involved in the symbioses of microorganisms and social insects. The current scenario of natural products research guided by chemical ecology is discussed in this review. Two groups of social insects have been prioritized in the studies, fungus-farming ants and stingless bees, leading to the identification of natural products involved in defensive and nutritional symbioses. Some of the compounds also present potential pharmaceutical applications as antimicrobials, and this is likely related to their ecological roles. Microbial symbioses in termites and wasps are suggested promising sources of biologically active small molecules. Aspects related to public policies for insect biodiversity preservation are also highlighted.

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“…Penicillium is commonly found in food products, indoor environments, soil, as well as plants and animals (Pitt, ; LoBuglio and Taylor, ; Houbraken and Samson, ; Visagie et al., ,b). Some species of this genus have the ability to live and grow at extreme conditions, such as low temperatures (psychrotolerant), high temperatures (thermotolerant), low pH (acidotolerant), high salt concentrations (halotolerant) or high sugar concentrations (xerophilic) (Gross and Robbins, ; Geiser et al., ; Dhakar et al., ; Barbosa et al., ). A strictly acidophilic microorganism is defined as one that has a pH optimum for growth at (or below) 3.0, and that is unable to grow at neutral or alkaline conditions (Johnson, ; Norris and Johnson, ).…”

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Penicillium section Lanata‐divaricata from acidic soil

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Penicillium species in section Lanata-divaricata are common soil-inhabiting fungi, but their presence in acidic soil has rarely been investigated. In an ongoing survey of Penicillium species occurring in China, 465 strains were isolated from soil, and of which 60 belonged to section Lanata-divaricata. The majority of these strains were isolated from acidic soil. The phylogenetic relationship between these 60 isolates and accepted species of section Lanata-divaricata was studied using ITS, BenA, CaM and RPB2 sequences, which revealed the presence of seven accepted species and 13 novel lineages. Combining phylogenetic data with data generated during macro-and microscopic observations resulted in the description of 13 new species. The growth rate of the new species obtained in this study was determined under acidic, neutral and alkaline conditions (pH 4, 7, 10). With the exception of P. hainanense, which was not able to grow at pH 10, all strains were able to grow at the three examined pH levels. Eleven species (i.e. P. austrosinense, P. flaviroseum, P. globosum, P. griseoflavum, P. hainanense, P. jianfenglingense, P. laevigatum, P. rubriannulatum, P. soliforme, P. spinuliferum, P. yunnanense) grew faster at low pH (pH 4) than at pH 7 or 10, and these species are therefore referred to as acidpreferential. Penicillium viridissimum grew fastest on neutral medium and P. guangxiense grew best at pH 10, and is therefore considered to be acid-tolerant. By isolating strains from a unique environment, combined with targeted isolation using a well-designed protocol, we are able to describe new fungal diversity with specific physiological characteristics.

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Phylogenetic analysis of Monascus and new species from honey, pollen and nests of stingless bees

Cited by 58 publications

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Diversity of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in honey

Diversity of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in honey

Chemical Ecology in Insect-microbe Interactions in the Neotropics

Penicillium section Lanata‐divaricata from acidic soil

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