| Title |
NOTE] Taxonomy of Eurotium Species Isolated from Meju |
| Author |
Seung-Beom Hong1*, Dae-Ho Kim1, Mina Lee1, Seong-Yeol Baek2, Soon-Wo Kwon1, and Robert A. Samson3 |
| Address |
1Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea, 2Fermentation and Food Processing Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea, 3CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, 3508AD, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 49(4),669-674, 2011,
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| DOI |
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| Key Words |
Eurotium, Meju, identification, E. chevalieri, E. tonophilum |
| Abstract |
Eurotium strains were isolated from 77 loaves of meju (dried fermented soybeans), in various regions of
Korea from 2008 to 2010. Morphological characteristics and DNA sequences of β-tubulin were examined.
They were identified as Eurotium amstelodami, E. chevalieri, E. herbariorum, E. repens, E. rubrum, and
E. tonophilum. Of these species, E. chevalieri and E. tonophilum had not been previously reported in association
with meju. E. chevalieri and E. repens were the species isolated most frequently. This paper summarizes
the morphological characteristics of six Eurotium species and provides key to identify the species from meju. |
