Table 1 Diversity of fungi isolated from plant residues and soil. The horizontal line separates novel species (above the line) with those previously identified.

From: Extremely acidophilic filamentous fungi are more prevalent in diverse ecosystems than previously documented

Species

N strains

Acid affinity *

Selected strain **

GenBank number

Source of isolation

Location ***

Acidomyces sp1.

2

Acidophilic

ASA 2039.1

PP646903

Plant debris, mangrove forest

Phuoc An, Dong Nai

Acidomyces sp2.

6

Acidophilic

ASA 2062.4

PP646907

Plant debris, mangrove forest

Phuoc An, Dong Nai

Amplistroma sp1. aff. A. erinaceum

8

Acidophilic

ASS 88.1

PP646948

Forest soil

Kon Plong, Kon Tum

Hypocreales incertae sedis sp1.

1

Acidotolerant

ASS 64.1

PP646937

Hill soil

Luong Son, Hoa Binh

Hypocreales incertae sedis sp2.

8

Acidophilic

ASA 2052.1

PP646923

Plant debris, mangrove forest

Phuoc An, Dong Nai

Hypocreales incertae sedis sp3.

1

Acidophilic

ASA 1968.1

PP646924

Grasses, coal mine

Cam Pha, Quang Ninh

Penicillium sp1. aff. P. dravuni

4

Acidophilic

ASM 137.2

PP646912

Plant debris, acid waste

Duong Kinh, Hai Phong

Phialomyces sp1. aff. P. macrosporus

3

Tolerant

ASS 40.3

PP646919

Hill soil

Uong Bi, Quang Ninh

Talaromyces sp1. aff. T. clemensii

13

Acidophilic

AS 616.3

PP646927

Luffa aegyptiaca leaves

Dong Hung, Thai Binh

Talaromyces sp2. aff. T. clemensii

4

Tolerant

AS 607.6

PP646930

Bauhinia variegate flowers

Thanh Xuan, Hanoi

Talaromyces sp3. aff. T. resinae

12

Acidophilic

ASM 153.1

PP646935

Plant debris, pyrite mine

Ba Vi, Hanoi

Talaromyces sp4. aff. T. iowaense

1

n.d.

ASA 1792.1

PP646936

Ficus racemose rotten fruits

Mong Cai, Quang Ninh

Acidomyces acidophilus [MB#511856]

5

Acidophilic

ACA 17.1

PP646895

Acacia bark

Ba Vi, Hanoi

Acidomyces acidothermus [MB#804969]

23

Acidophilic

AST 152

PP646900

Plant debris, pyrite mine

Ba Vi, Hanoi

Acontium velatum [MB#142596]

6

Acidophilic

ASS 125.1

PP646940

Hilltop soil

Dong Van, Ha Giang

Acrodontium griseum [MB#308227]

20

Acidophilic

ASS 104.2

PP646945

Bazal soil

Pleiku, Gia Lai

Aspergillus turcosus [MB#506378]

1

Acidotolerant

ASS 350.1

PP646908

Cultivated soil

Me Linh, Hanoi

Penicillium citreonigrum [MB#165197]

9

Acidotolerant

AS 173.2

PP646909

Grass debris

Van Don, Quang Ninh

Penicillium griseolum [MB#302401]

2

Acidophilic

ASS 45.1

PP646915

Hilltop soil

Hoa Vang, Da Nang

Talaromyces chlamydosporus [MB#817392]

1

Acidophilic

ASS 52.1

PP646925

Garden soil

Loc Vuong, Nam Dinh

  1. *Based on the criteria: Acidophile, optimal growth at pH 3.0 or below; acidotolerant, optimal growth at pH 3.0–5.0. “n.d.”, not determined.
  2. **Strain ID in the collection maintained at FIRI, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  3. ***Coordinates for each location are provided in Supplemental File 1.