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Dettman JR, Gerdis S. Alternaria sections Infectoriae and Pseudoalternaria: New genomic resources, phylogenomic analyses, and biodiversity. Mycologia 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38884943 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2024.2354149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
Abstract
Species in Alternaria sections Infectoriae and Pseudoalternaria are commonly isolated from agricultural crops and a variety of other plant hosts. With the increasing appreciation that species from these two sections are often the dominant taxa recovered from important cereal crops, the need for improved understanding of their biodiversity and taxonomy has grown. Given that morphological characteristics and existing molecular markers are not sufficient for distinguishing among species, we expanded the genomic resources for these sections to support research in biosystematics and species diagnostics. Whole genome assemblies for 22 strains were generated, including the first genomes from section Infectoriae or Pseudoalternaria strains sampled from Canada, which significantly increases the number of publicly released genomes, particularly for section Pseudoalternaria. We performed comprehensive phylogenomic analyses of all available genomes (n = 39) and present the first robust phylogeny for these taxa. The segregation of the two sections was strongly supported by genomewide data, and multiple lineages were detected within each section. We then provide an overview of the biosystematics of these groups by analyzing two standard molecular markers from the largest sample of section Infectoriae and Pseudoalternaria strains studied to date. The patterns of relative diversity suggest that, in many cases, multiple species described based on minor morphological differences may actually represent different strains of the same species. A list of candidate loci for development into new informative molecular markers, which are diagnostic for sections and lineages, was created from analyses of phylogenetic signals from individual genes across the entire genome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy R Dettman
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada
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Qiu Z, Wu F, Hu H, Guo J, Wu C, Wang P, Ling J, Cui Y, Ye J, Fang G, Liu X. Deciphering the Microbiological Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Different Storage Conditions on Rice Grain Quality. Foods 2024; 13:266. [PMID: 38254567 PMCID: PMC10814994 DOI: 10.3390/foods13020266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Different storage conditions can influence microbial community structure and metabolic functions, affecting rice grains' quality. However, the microbiological mechanisms by which different storage conditions affect the quality of rice grains are not yet well understood. This study monitored the quality (the content of starch, protein, etc.) and microbial community structure of rice grains stored under different storage conditions with nitrogen gas atmosphere (RA: normal temperature, horizontal ventilation, RB: normal temperature, vertical ventilation, RC: quasi-low temperature, horizontal ventilation). The results revealed that the rice grains stored under condition RB exhibited significantly lower quality compared to condition RA and RC. In addition, under this condition, the highest relative abundance of Aspergillus (16.0%) and Penicillium (0.4%) and the highest levels of aflatoxin A (3.77 ± 0.07 μg/kg) and ochratoxin B1 (3.19 ± 0.05 μg/kg) were detected, which suggested a higher risk of fungal toxin contamination. Finally, co-occurrence network analysis was performed, and the results revealed that butyl 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate was negatively correlated (p < 0.05) with Moesziomyces and Alternaria. These findings will contribute to the knowledge base of rice storage management and guide the development of effective control measures against undesirable microbial activities.
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- Zhuzhu Qiu
- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China;
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China; (J.L.); (Y.C.)
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- Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315000, China; (J.L.); (Y.C.)
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- Zhejiang Tongqu Grain Storage Co., Ltd., Quzhou 324000, China;
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- College of Food & Health, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (F.W.); (H.H.); (J.G.); (C.W.); (P.W.)
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- National Grain Industry (High-Quality Rice Storage in Temperate and Humid Region) Technology Innovation Center, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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