Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China

© 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of Shanghai Shangyixun Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. Virulent infectious fungal diseases, in natural and managed landscapes, are increasing. Fungal diseases in humans, animals and pla...

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Main Authors: Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna, Yang Dong, Seigi Karasaki, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Kevin David Hyde, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Jun Sheng, Peter Edward Mortimer
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-706742020-10-14T08:48:24Z Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna Yang Dong Seigi Karasaki Saowaluck Tibpromma Kevin David Hyde Saisamorn Lumyong Jianchu Xu Jun Sheng Peter Edward Mortimer Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics © 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of Shanghai Shangyixun Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. Virulent infectious fungal diseases, in natural and managed landscapes, are increasing. Fungal diseases in humans, animals and plants have caused die-off and extinction events and have become a threat to food security. A caving expedition in Yunnan Province, China, revealed two bat carcasses covered in fungal mycelia. Eleven fungal isolates were obtained from these bat carcasses, and morphological observations and multigene phylogenetic analyses revealed they were Fusarium incarnatum, Mucor hiemalis and Trichoderma harzianum and four new species, Mortierella rhinolophicola, M. multispora, M. yunnanensis and Neocosmospora pallidimors. One of the more alarming findings is that a number of infections related to Neocosmospora, previously associated with human and animal mycotoxicoses, are reported to be increasing, and here we present a new species from this genus, isolated from dead bats. Due to the ecosystem services provided by bats, and the close relationship between bats and humans, future research should focus on the impacts and significance of N. pallidimors to human and animal health, examining its pathogenicity and secondary metabolites. Taxonomic descriptions, color images of the habitat, in situ samples, microstructures and cultures are presented. SEM photographs of microstructures and phylogenetic trees showing the placement of new and known species are also provided. 2020-10-14T08:37:49Z 2020-10-14T08:37:49Z 2020-01-01 Journal 22221751 2-s2.0-85087823926 10.1080/22221751.2020.1785333 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85087823926&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70674
institution Chiang Mai University
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country Thailand
Thailand
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topic Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
spellingShingle Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
Yang Dong
Seigi Karasaki
Saowaluck Tibpromma
Kevin David Hyde
Saisamorn Lumyong
Jianchu Xu
Jun Sheng
Peter Edward Mortimer
Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
description © 2020, © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, on behalf of Shanghai Shangyixun Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. Virulent infectious fungal diseases, in natural and managed landscapes, are increasing. Fungal diseases in humans, animals and plants have caused die-off and extinction events and have become a threat to food security. A caving expedition in Yunnan Province, China, revealed two bat carcasses covered in fungal mycelia. Eleven fungal isolates were obtained from these bat carcasses, and morphological observations and multigene phylogenetic analyses revealed they were Fusarium incarnatum, Mucor hiemalis and Trichoderma harzianum and four new species, Mortierella rhinolophicola, M. multispora, M. yunnanensis and Neocosmospora pallidimors. One of the more alarming findings is that a number of infections related to Neocosmospora, previously associated with human and animal mycotoxicoses, are reported to be increasing, and here we present a new species from this genus, isolated from dead bats. Due to the ecosystem services provided by bats, and the close relationship between bats and humans, future research should focus on the impacts and significance of N. pallidimors to human and animal health, examining its pathogenicity and secondary metabolites. Taxonomic descriptions, color images of the habitat, in situ samples, microstructures and cultures are presented. SEM photographs of microstructures and phylogenetic trees showing the placement of new and known species are also provided.
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author Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
Yang Dong
Seigi Karasaki
Saowaluck Tibpromma
Kevin David Hyde
Saisamorn Lumyong
Jianchu Xu
Jun Sheng
Peter Edward Mortimer
author_facet Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
Yang Dong
Seigi Karasaki
Saowaluck Tibpromma
Kevin David Hyde
Saisamorn Lumyong
Jianchu Xu
Jun Sheng
Peter Edward Mortimer
author_sort Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna
title Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
title_short Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
title_full Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
title_fullStr Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
title_full_unstemmed Discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in Yunnan Province, China
title_sort discovery of novel fungal species and pathogens on bat carcasses in a cave in yunnan province, china
publishDate 2020
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