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New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia

The genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) is often associated with fungus-feeding termites (Macrotermitinae) due to their strong symbiotic relationships. The genus is widely found exclusively in certain regions of Africa and Asia. They are recognized as edible mushroom within Southeast A...

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Main Authors:	Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan, Chong, Shu Yee, Foo, She Fui, Dawood, Mahadimenakbar, Tan, Yee Shin, Kim, Min-Ji, Park, Myung Soo, Lim, Young Woon
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Subjects:	Q Science (General) QR Microbiology
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/25121/ https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2020.1738743
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spelling	my.um.eprints.251212020-07-17T03:16:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/25121/ New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Chong, Shu Yee Foo, She Fui Dawood, Mahadimenakbar Tan, Yee Shin Kim, Min-Ji Park, Myung Soo Lim, Young Woon Q Science (General) QR Microbiology The genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) is often associated with fungus-feeding termites (Macrotermitinae) due to their strong symbiotic relationships. The genus is widely found exclusively in certain regions of Africa and Asia. They are recognized as edible mushroom within Southeast Asia as well. But it is often misidentified based on morphology by the local communities especially in Malaysia for Chlorophyllum molybdites which is a highly poisonous mushroom. Thus, it is necessary to study the genus for Malaysia with the synergy of using both morphological and molecular identification. In this study, we aim to describe another new species as an addition to the genus Termitomyces found within Sabah, Malaysia. We generated two new sequences (nrLSU and mtSSU) for the new species and a total of 28 nrLSU and mtSSU sequences were retrieved from GenBank for the phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inferences. We identified that the new collection from Sabah province is a new species and named as Termitomyces gilvus based on the termites found in the mound. A phylogeny tree made from the concatenated genes of LSU and mtSSU suggests that T. gilvus is closely related to T. bulborhizus from China. According to our results, the combination of molecular and morphology proved to be a robust approach to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of Termitomyces species in Malaysia. Additional surveys are needed to verify the species diversity and clarify their geographic distribution. © 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Korean Society of Mycology. Taylor & Francis 2020 Article PeerReviewed Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan and Chong, Shu Yee and Foo, She Fui and Dawood, Mahadimenakbar and Tan, Yee Shin and Kim, Min-Ji and Park, Myung Soo and Lim, Young Woon (2020) New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia. Mycobiology, 48 (2). pp. 95-103. ISSN 1229-8093 https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2020.1738743 doi:10.1080/12298093.2020.1738743
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) QR Microbiology Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Chong, Shu Yee Foo, She Fui Dawood, Mahadimenakbar Tan, Yee Shin Kim, Min-Ji Park, Myung Soo Lim, Young Woon New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
description	The genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) is often associated with fungus-feeding termites (Macrotermitinae) due to their strong symbiotic relationships. The genus is widely found exclusively in certain regions of Africa and Asia. They are recognized as edible mushroom within Southeast Asia as well. But it is often misidentified based on morphology by the local communities especially in Malaysia for Chlorophyllum molybdites which is a highly poisonous mushroom. Thus, it is necessary to study the genus for Malaysia with the synergy of using both morphological and molecular identification. In this study, we aim to describe another new species as an addition to the genus Termitomyces found within Sabah, Malaysia. We generated two new sequences (nrLSU and mtSSU) for the new species and a total of 28 nrLSU and mtSSU sequences were retrieved from GenBank for the phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inferences. We identified that the new collection from Sabah province is a new species and named as Termitomyces gilvus based on the termites found in the mound. A phylogeny tree made from the concatenated genes of LSU and mtSSU suggests that T. gilvus is closely related to T. bulborhizus from China. According to our results, the combination of molecular and morphology proved to be a robust approach to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of Termitomyces species in Malaysia. Additional surveys are needed to verify the species diversity and clarify their geographic distribution. © 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Korean Society of Mycology.
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author	Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Chong, Shu Yee Foo, She Fui Dawood, Mahadimenakbar Tan, Yee Shin Kim, Min-Ji Park, Myung Soo Lim, Young Woon
author_facet	Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan Chong, Shu Yee Foo, She Fui Dawood, Mahadimenakbar Tan, Yee Shin Kim, Min-Ji Park, Myung Soo Lim, Young Woon
author_sort	Sathiya Seelan, Jaya Seelan
title	New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
title_short	New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
title_full	New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
title_fullStr	New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia
title_sort	new species of termitomyces (lyophyllaceae, basidiomycota) from sabah (northern borneo), malaysia
publisher	Taylor & Francis
publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/25121/ https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2020.1738743
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New Species of Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) from Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia

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