Repository series · ncbi-prjeb49402
Novel Alternaria spp. from Qatar sea water
A total of 177 isolates belonging to genus Alternaria were isolated during a survey of the mycobiota of the coastal marine environment surrounding Qatar. The majority of isolates belonged to Alternaria sect. Alternaria 134/177 (75.7%), followed by Alternaria sect. Ulocladioides 25/177 (14.1 %) and the rest of the 18 isolates belonging to Alternaria spp. Of these 18 isolates, nine isolates belonging to three species, for which we propose the following names: Alternaria halotolerans sp. nov. (4 isolates), Alternaria qatarensis sp. nov. (4 isolates), Alternaria simaisma sp. nov. (1 isolate). The taxonomic novelty of these strains was determined with a polyphasic approach, combining phenotypic, molecular (ITS, LSU and two protein-coding genes gapdh and tef1) and morphological characteristics and phenotypic characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis showed that each novel species formed a unique clade for 4 loci analyzed and that the species were most closely related to Alternaria. Each of the novel species had unique morphology and could be distinguished by macro- and microscopical characteristics.
The accession and its GCC connection are verified. Registration alone does not establish that the broader research programme remains active.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Qatar connection indexed in BioProject metadata
- Project type
- Repository project
- Research domain
- Environmental and microbial genomics
- Years
- 2023–
- Lifecycle status
- repository_recorded
- Status basis
- Registered in NCBI BioProject on 2023/01/04; operational lifecycle is not asserted.
- Status evidence date
- 2023-01-04
- Scale
- 1 BioProject accession grouped by matching submitter, date, data type and narrative.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Not stated
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- Other
- Sequencing
- Genome
Data access
Public repository metadata with linked data where supplied by the submitter
Identifiers
- BioProject
PRJEB49402
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Exact country-name match in authoritative NCBI BioProject metadata; repeated submissions are grouped into one Atlas series.
Editorial note
Repository verification confirms the accession and regional connection, not whether the broader research programme remains active.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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