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Mostert L, Whipp M, Woodgyer A, Summerbell RC, Gramaje D, Spies CF. Phaeoacremonium tuscanicum and Phaeoacremonium indicum sp. nov. associated with subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. Mycology 2024; 15:129-135. [PMID: 38558841 PMCID: PMC10976992 DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2024.2312917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Two cases of phaeohyphomycotic infections were caused by Phaeoacremonium tuscanicum, not previously identified in human infections, and one new species, Phaeoacremonium indicum, respectively. Morphological and cultural investigation as well as phylogenetic analysis was constructed based on maximum likelihood analyses using actin and -tubulin sequences to identify the fungal isolates.
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- Lizel Mostert
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Victoria, Australia
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Victoria, Australia
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- Sporometrics, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - Universidad de la Rioja - Gobierno de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Agricultural Research Council – Plant Health and Protection, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Tan Y, Wang J, He Y, Yu X, Chen S, Penttinen P, Liu S, Yang Y, Zhao K, Zou L. Organic Fertilizers Shape Soil Microbial Communities and Increase Soil Amino Acid Metabolites Content in a Blueberry Orchard. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 85:232-246. [PMID: 35064809 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-01960-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The decline in soil nutrients is becoming a major concern of soil degradation. The possibility of using organic waste as a soil additive to increase nutrients and essential components is significant in soil quality protection and waste management. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of composted spent mushroom substrate (MS), giant panda feces (PF), and cattle manure (CM) as organic fertilizers in soil microbial communities and metabolites in blueberry orchard in China, which were measured by using high-throughput sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolomics. Altogether, 45.66% of the bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and 9.08% of the fungal OTUs were detected in all treatments. Principal coordinates analysis demonstrated that the bacterial and fungal communities in MS and PF treatments were similar, whereas the communities in the not-organic fertilized control (CK) were significantly different from those in the organic fertilizer treatments. Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the dominant bacterial phyla, and Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, and Mortierellomycota the dominant fungal phyla. Redundancy analysis indicated that pH and available potassium were the main factors determining the composition of microbial communities. The fungal genera Postia, Cephalotrichum, and Thermomyces increased in organic fertilizer treatments, and likely promoted the degradation of organic fertilizers into low molecular-weight metabolites (e.g., amino acids). PCA and PLS-DA models showed that the metabolites in CK were different from those in the other three treatments, and those in CM were clearly different from those in MS and PF. Co-occurrence network analysis showed that several taxa correlated positively with amino acid contents. The results of this study provide new insights into organic waste reutilization and new directions for further studies.
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- Yulan Tan
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration (SFGA) on Conservation Biology of Rare Animals in the Giant Panda National Park, the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), Dujiangyan, 611830, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, China
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- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu Sichuan, 611130, China.
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Havenga M, Halleen F, Baloyi A, Bester M, Linde CC, Mostert L. Predominant Clonal Reproduction with Infrequent Genetic Recombination of Phaeoacremonium minimum in Western Cape Vineyards. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022:10.1007/s00248-022-02142-1. [PMID: 36369598 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-022-02142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phaeoacremonium minimum is an important esca and Petri disease pathogen that causes dieback of grapevines in South Africa. Little is known regarding the reproductive strategy of the pathogen. Sexual reproduction could lead to a better adaptation of the pathogen to disease management strategies by combining alleles through recombination. The study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity and recombination potential of eight populations in the Western Cape, from six commercial vineyards and two nursery rootstock mother blocks. This was achieved by developing and applying nine polymorphic microsatellites and mating-type-specific markers. Thirty-seven genotypes were identified from 295 isolates. Populations were characterised by the same dominant genotype (MLG20 occurring 65.43%), low genotypic diversity (H) and high numbers of clones (81.36% of dataset). However, genotypes from the same sampling sites were not closely related based on a minimum spanning network and had high molecular variation within populations (94%), suggesting that multiple introductions of different genotypes occurred over time. Significant linkage disequilibrium among loci (r̅d) further indicated a dominant asexual cycle, even though perithecia have been observed in these four populations. The two rootstock mother blocks had unique genotypes and genotypes shared with the vineyard populations. Propagation material obtained from infected rootstock mother blocks could lead to the spread of more genotypes to newly established vineyards. Based on our results, it is important to determine the health status of rootstock mother blocks. Management strategies must focus on reducing aerial inoculum to prevent repeated infections and further spread of P. minimum genotypes.
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- Minette Havenga
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbji, The Fruit, Vine and Wine Institute of the Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbji, The Fruit, Vine and Wine Institute of the Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbji, The Fruit, Vine and Wine Institute of the Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbji, The Fruit, Vine and Wine Institute of the Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa
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- Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa.
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Travadon R, Lawrence DP, Moyer MM, Fujiyoshi PT, Baumgartner K. Fungal species associated with grapevine trunk diseases in Washington wine grapes and California table grapes, with novelties in the genera Cadophora, Cytospora, and Sporocadus. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:1018140. [PMID: 37746176 PMCID: PMC10512239 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.1018140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Grapevine trunk diseases cause serious economic losses to grape growers worldwide. The identification of the causal fungi is critical to implementing appropriate management strategies. Through a culture-based approach, we identified the fungal species composition associated with symptomatic grapevines from wine grapes in southeastern Washington and table grapes in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California, two regions with contrasting winter climates. Species were confirmed through molecular identification, sequencing two to six gene regions per isolate. Multilocus phylogenetic analyses were used to identify novel species. We identified 36 species from 112 isolates, with a combination of species that are new to science, are known causal fungi of grapevine trunk diseases, or are known causal fungi of diseases of other woody plants. The novel species Cadophora columbiana, Cytospora macropycnidia, Cytospora yakimana, and Sporocadus incarnatus are formally described and introduced, six species are newly reported from North America, and grape is reported as a new host for three species. Six species were shared between the two regions: Cytospora viticola, Diatrype stigma, Diplodia seriata, Kalmusia variispora, Phaeoacremonium minimum, and Phaeomoniella chlamydospora. Dominating the fungal community in Washington wine grape vineyards were species in the fungal families Diatrypaceae, Cytosporaceae and Sporocadaceae, whereas in California table grape vineyards, the dominant species were in the families Diatrypaceae, Togniniaceae, Phaeomoniellaceae and Hymenochaetaceae. Pathogenicity tests demonstrated that 10 isolates caused wood discoloration similar to symptomatic wood from which they were originally isolated. Growth rates at temperatures from 5 to 35°C of 10 isolates per region, suggest that adaptation to local climate might explain their distribution.
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- Renaud Travadon
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA, United States
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- Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA, United States
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- Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Davis, CA, United States
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Carbone MJ, Gelabert M, Moreira V, Mondino P, Alaniz S. Grapevine nursery propagation material as source of fungal trunk disease pathogens in Uruguay. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:958466. [PMID: 37746215 PMCID: PMC10512308 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.958466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Grapevine fungal trunk diseases (GTDs) have become a serious problem for grapevines worldwide. Nursery vines infected during the propagation process are considered one of the main ways of dissemination of GTD pathogens. In this study, we examined the status of GTDs in grapevine planting material, from rootstocks and scion mother cuttings to grafted rooted vines ready to plant, according to the local nursery propagation process. During 2018-2019, internal symptoms of GTDs were examined in 2400 propagation materials and fungal isolations were carried out from a subsample of 1026 selected materials. Our results revealed that nursery grapevine plants produced in Uruguay have a high incidence of GTDs, regardless of the scion/rootstock combination. Typical brown to black streaks and sectorial wood necrosis were observed in materials on all propagation stages, with a markedly increasing incidence throughout the nursery process, reaching almost 100% in grafted rooted vines ready to plant. Botryosphaeria dieback, Petri disease and black-foot disease were the main GTDs found. The results showed that Botryosphaeria dieback and Petri disease pathogens infect materials from the early stages of the process, with a marked increase towards the end of the plant production process, whereas black-foot disease pathogens were found exclusively in vines ready to plant. Diaporthe dieback pathogens were also detected in materials in all stages but in a low proportion (less than 10% of infected material). Based on single locus analysis, the 180 isolates selected were placed into eight genera and 89% identified within 22 fungal species associated with GTDs, with Phaeoacremonium oleae and Diaporthe terebinthifolii as new records on grapevine worldwide. Our results have concluded that locally produced vines are one of the main ways of dissemination of GTD pathogens and showed that a nursery sanitation programme is required to reduce the incidence of these diseases.
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- María Julia Carbone
- Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Phukhamsakda C, Nilsson RH, Bhunjun CS, de Farias ARG, Sun YR, Wijesinghe SN, Raza M, Bao DF, Lu L, Tibpromma S, Dong W, Tennakoon DS, Tian XG, Xiong YR, Karunarathna SC, Cai L, Luo ZL, Wang Y, Manawasinghe IS, Camporesi E, Kirk PM, Promputtha I, Kuo CH, Su HY, Doilom M, Li Y, Fu YP, Hyde KD. The numbers of fungi: contributions from traditional taxonomic studies and challenges of metabarcoding. FUNGAL DIVERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13225-022-00502-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AbstractThe global diversity of fungi has been estimated using several different approaches. There is somewhere between 2–11 million estimated species, but the number of formally described taxa is around 150,000, a tiny fraction of the total. In this paper, we examine 12 ascomycete genera as case studies to establish trends in fungal species descriptions, and introduce new species in each genus. To highlight the importance of traditional morpho-molecular methods in publishing new species, we introduce novel taxa in 12 genera that are considered to have low species discovery. We discuss whether the species are likely to be rare or due to a lack of extensive sampling and classification. The genera are Apiospora, Bambusicola, Beltrania, Capronia, Distoseptispora, Endocalyx, Neocatenulostroma, Neodeightonia, Paraconiothyrium, Peroneutypa, Phaeoacremonium and Vanakripa. We discuss host-specificity in selected genera and compare the number of species epithets in each genus with the number of ITS (barcode) sequences deposited in GenBank and UNITE. We furthermore discuss the relationship between the divergence times of these genera with those of their hosts. We hypothesize whether there might be more species in these genera and discuss hosts and habitats that should be investigated for novel species discovery.
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Current Insight into Traditional and Modern Methods in Fungal Diversity Estimates. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8030226. [PMID: 35330228 PMCID: PMC8955040 DOI: 10.3390/jof8030226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of fungal identification, which rely mainly on morphological characteristics and modern use of DNA based molecular techniques, have proven to be very helpful to explore their taxonomic identity. In the present compilation, we provide detailed information on estimates of fungi provided by different mycologistsover time. Along with this, a comprehensive analysis of the importance of classical and molecular methods is also presented. In orderto understand the utility of genus and species specific markers in fungal identification, a polyphasic approach to investigate various fungi is also presented in this paper. An account of the study of various fungi based on culture-based and cultureindependent methods is also provided here to understand the development and significance of both approaches. The available information on classical and modern methods compiled in this study revealed that the DNA based molecular studies are still scant, and more studies are required to achieve the accurate estimation of fungi present on earth.
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Reveglia P, Raimondo ML, Masi M, Cimmino A, Nuzzo G, Corso G, Fontana A, Carlucci A, Evidente A. Untargeted and Targeted LC-MS/MS Based Metabolomics Study on In Vitro Culture of Phaeoacremonium Species. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8010055. [PMID: 35049995 PMCID: PMC8780456 DOI: 10.3390/jof8010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) can be affected by many different biotic agents, including tracheomycotic fungi such as Phaeomoniella chlamydospora and Phaeoacremonium minimum, which are the main causal agent of Esca and Petri diseases. Both fungi produce phytotoxic naphthalenone polyketides, namely scytalone and isosclerone, that are related to symptom development. The main objective of this study was to investigate the secondary metabolites produced by three Phaeoacremonium species and to assess their phytotoxicity by in vitro bioassay. To this aim, untargeted and targeted LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics were performed. High resolution mass spectrometer UHPLC-Orbitrap was used for the untargeted profiling and dereplication of secondary metabolites. A sensitive multi reaction monitoring (MRM) method for the absolute quantification of scytalone and isosclerone was developed on a UPLC-QTrap. Different isolates of P. italicum, P. alvesii and P. rubrigenum were grown in vitro and the culture filtrates and organic extracts were assayed for phytotoxicity. The toxic effects varied within and among fungal isolates. Isosclerone and scytalone were dereplicated by matching retention times and HRMS and MS/MS data with pure standards. The amount of scytalone and isosclerone differed within and among fungal species. To our best knowledge, this is the first study that applies an approach of LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics to investigate differences in the metabolic composition of organic extracts of Phaeoacremonium species culture filtrates.
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- Pierluigi Reveglia
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71121 Foggia, Italy; (P.R.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (A.C.)
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- Institute of Bio-Molecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICB-CNR), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy; (G.N.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71121 Foggia, Italy; (P.R.); (G.C.)
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- Institute of Bio-Molecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ICB-CNR), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy; (G.N.); (A.F.)
- Laboratory of Bio-Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Biology, University of Napoli Federico II, Via Cupa Nuova Cinthia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy;
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (A.C.)
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (A.E.)
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van Dyk M, Spies CFJ, Mostert L, van der Rijst M, du Plessis IL, Moyo P, van Jaarsveld WJ, Halleen F. Pathogenicity Testing of Fungal Isolates Associated with Olive Trunk Diseases in South Africa. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:4060-4073. [PMID: 34156267 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-08-20-1837-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A recent olive trunk disease survey performed in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, identified several fungi associated with olive trunk disease symptoms, including species of Basidiomycota, Botryosphaeriaceae, Coniochaetaceae, Calosphaeriaceae, Diaporthaceae, Diatrypaceae, Phaeomoniellaceae, Phaeosphaeriaceae, Symbiotaphrinaceae, Togniniaceae, and Valsaceae. Many of the species recovered had not yet been reported from olive trees; therefore, the aim of this study was to determine their pathogenicity toward this host. Pathogenicity tests were first conducted on detached shoots to select virulent isolates, which were then used in field trials. During field trials, 2-year-old olive branches of 15-year-old trees were inoculated by inserting colonized agar plugs into artificially wounded tissue. Measurements were made of the internal lesions after 8 months. In total, 58 isolates were selected for the field trials. Species that formed lesions significantly larger than the control could be considered as olive trunk pathogens. These included Biscogniauxia rosacearum, Celerioriella umnquma, Coniochaeta velutina, Coniothyrium ferrarisianum, isolates of the Cytospora pruinosa complex, Didymocyrtis banksiae, Diaporthe foeniculina, Eutypa lata, Fomitiporella viticola, Neofusicoccum stellenboschiana, Neofusicoccum vitifusiforme, Neophaeomoniella niveniae, Phaeoacremonium africanum, Phaeoacremonium minimum, Phaeoacremonium oleae, Phaeoacremonium parasiticum, Phaeoacremonium prunicola, Phaeoacremonium scolyti, Phaeoacremonium spadicum, Pleurostoma richardsiae, Pseudophaeomoniella globosa, Punctularia atropurpurascens, Vredendaliella oleae, an undescribed Cytospora sp., Geosmithia sp., two undescribed Neofusicoccum spp., and four Xenocylindrosporium spp. Pseudophaeomoniella globosa can be regarded as one of the main olive trunk pathogens in South Africa because of its high incidence from olive trunk disease symptoms in established orchards and its high virulence in pathogenicity trials.
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- Meagan van Dyk
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Aigoun-Mouhous W, Mahamedi AE, León M, Chaouia C, Zitouni A, Barankova K, Eichmeier A, Armengol J, Gramaje D, Berraf-Tebbal A. Cadophora sabaouae sp. nov. and Phaeoacremonium Species Associated with Petri Disease on Grapevine Propagation Material and Young Grapevines in Algeria. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:3657-3668. [PMID: 34096766 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-20-2380-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A field survey conducted on asymptomatic grapevine propagation material from nurseries and symptomatic young grapevines throughout different regions of Algeria yielded a collection of 70 Phaeoacremonium-like isolates and three Cadophora-like isolates. Based on morphology and DNA sequence data of β-tubulin (tub2) and actin, five Phaeoacremonium species were identified including Phaeoacremonium minimum (22 isolates), Phaeoacremonium venezuelense (19 isolates), Phaeoacremonium parasiticum (17 isolates), Phaeoacremonium australiense (8 isolates), and Phaeoacremonium iranianum (4 isolates). The latter two species (P. australiense and P. iranianum) were reported for the first time in Algeria. Multilocus phylogenetic analyses (internal transcribed spacer, tub2, and translation elongation factor 1-α) and morphological features, allowed the description of the three isolates belonging to the genus Cadophora (WAMC34, WAMC117, and WAMC118) as a novel species, named Cadophora sabaouae sp. nov. Pathogenicity tests were conducted on grapevine cuttings cultivar Cardinal. All the identified species were pathogenic on grapevine cuttings.
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- Wassila Aigoun-Mouhous
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie des Productions Végétales, Faculté des Sciences Naturelles et de la Vie, Département Biotechnologie, Université de Blida 1, 09000 Blida, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Département des Sciences Naturelles, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger BP 92, Vieux-Kouba, 1600 Alger, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Département des Sciences Naturelles, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger BP 92, Vieux-Kouba, 1600 Alger, Algeria
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie des Productions Végétales, Faculté des Sciences Naturelles et de la Vie, Département Biotechnologie, Université de Blida 1, 09000 Blida, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens, Département des Sciences Naturelles, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Kouba, Alger BP 92, Vieux-Kouba, 1600 Alger, Algeria
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendeleum-Institute of Genetics, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendeleum-Institute of Genetics, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, Spain
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendeleum-Institute of Genetics, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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van der Merwe R, Halleen F, van Dyk M, Jacobs VG, Mostert L. Occurrence of Canker and Wood Rot Pathogens on Stone Fruit Propagation Material and Nursery Trees in the Western Cape of South Africa. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:3586-3599. [PMID: 33944583 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-20-2124-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dieback and canker of young stone fruit trees can cause suboptimal growth and even death under severe conditions. One source of inoculum of canker pathogens could be through nursery trees harboring latent infections that would not be visible to inspections done according to the deciduous fruit scheme. The objectives of this study were to identify the canker and wood rot fungal pathogens present in nursery stone fruit trees as well as in propagation material and to evaluate their pathogenicity. Isolations were made from scion and rootstock propagation material and from certified nursery stone fruit trees. The plant material sampled did not have any external symptoms. The certified nursery trees when cross-sectioned displayed brown discoloration from the pruning wound, the bud union, and often the crown. Fungal species isolated were identified by sequencing of the relevant barcoding genes and phylogenetic analyses thereof. Canker- and wood rot-associated fungi were identified. Buds used for budding had low levels of infection, with 1.2% of dormant buds infected and 0.4% of green buds infected. The dormant rootstock shoots had a canker pathogen incidence of 6.2% before they were planted in the nursery fields and increased inasmuch as the ungrafted, rooted rootstock plants had 11.1% infection with canker and wood rot pathogens. Out of 1,080 nursery trees, the canker- and wood rot-associated fungi infected 21.8% of trees. The canker-causing pathogens that were isolated the most were Cadophora luteo-olivacea and Diplodia seriata. A low incidence of wood rot fungi was found, with only 1.5% of nursery trees infected. In total, 26 new reports of fungal species on stone fruit in South Africa were made. Of these, 22 have not been found on stone fruit worldwide. The pathogenicity trials' results confirmed the pathogenic status of these newly reported species. All of the isolates tested formed lesions significantly longer than the control, 4 months after wound inoculation of 2-year-old shoots of two plum orchards. Lasiodiplodia theobromae was the most virulent species on both plum cultivars. The results of this research showed that nursery stone fruit trees and propagation material can harbor latent infections. Different management practices need to be evaluated to prevent these infections to ensure healthier stone fruit nursery trees.
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- Rhona van der Merwe
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbji, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Dieback and decline pathogens of olive trees in South Africa. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 2021; 45:196-220. [PMID: 34456377 PMCID: PMC8375345 DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2020.45.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Trunk disease fungal pathogens reduce olive production globally by causing cankers, dieback, and other decline-related symptoms on olive trees. Very few fungi have been reported in association with olive dieback and decline in South Africa. Many of the fungal species reported from symptomatic olive trees in other countries have broad host ranges and are known to occur on other woody host plants in the Western Cape province, the main olive production region of South Africa. This survey investigated the diversity of fungi and symptoms associated with olive dieback and decline in South Africa. Isolations were made from internal wood symptoms of 145 European and 42 wild olive trees sampled in 10 and 9 districts, respectively. A total of 99 taxa were identified among 440 fungal isolates using combinations of morphological and molecular techniques. A new species of Pseudophaeomoniella, P. globosa, had the highest incidence, being recovered from 42.8 % of European and 54.8 % of wild olive samples. This species was recovered from 9 of the 10 districts where European olive trees were sampled and from all districts where wild olive trees were sampled. Members of the Phaeomoniellales (mainly P. globosa) were the most prevalent fungi in five of the seven symptom types considered, the only exceptions being twig dieback, where members of the Botryosphaeriaceae were more common, and soft/white rot where only Basidiomycota were recovered. Several of the species identified are known as pathogens of olives or other woody crops either in South Africa or elsewhere in the world, including species of Neofusicoccum, Phaeoacremonium, and Pleurostoma richardsiae. However, 81 of the 99 taxa identified have not previously been recorded on olive trees and have unknown interactions with this host. These taxa include one new genus and several putative new species, of which four are formally described as Celerioriella umnquma sp. nov., Pseudophaeomoniella globosa sp. nov., Vredendaliella oleae gen. & sp. nov., and Xenocylindrosporium margaritarum sp. nov.
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Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A. First report of Phaeoacremonium oleae and P. viticola associated with olive trunk diseases in Italy. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 106:331. [PMID: 34236216 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-21-1198-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Over 300 trunk, branch and stem samples with vascular discolouration, necrotic wood and shoot death were collected from olive (Olea europaea) orchards in Lecce, Brindisi, Bari and Foggia provinces (Apulia region, Italy) from October to May from 2013 to 2019. Small chips of symptomatic wood samples were surface sterilised (5% NaOCl, 3 min; 70% ethanol, 30 s), rinsed (sterile distilled water, ×3), and placed onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates amended with 500 ppm streptomycin sulphate. After 14 days at 25 °C in the dark, hyphal tips of growing fungi, including different taxa, for instance Phaeoacremonium and Botryosphaeriaceae spp., were transferred to new PDA plates and incubated until sporulation. Monoclonal colonies resembling Phaeoacremonium-like genus (Mostert et al. 2006) were selected for further study, and genomic DNA of 59 representative isolates was extracted (Carlucci et al. 2013). Partial actin and β-tubulin genes were amplified with primers ACT-513F/ACT-783R (Carbone & Kohn 1999), and T1(O'Donnell & Cigelnik 1997) and Bt2b (Glass & Donaldson 1995), respectively. The sequenced amplicons were compared by BLAST algorithms with reference strains of Phaeoacremonium spp. retrieved from GenBank. Forty-four isolates showed 99% to 100% similarity with reference strains P. italicum, P. minimum, P. parasiticum, P. scolyti and P. sicilianum (Carlucci et al. 2015), nine with P. oleae, and six with P. viticola. Actin and β-tubulin sequences of P. oleae (Pm14) and P. viticola (Pm34) were submitted to GenBank (MW714561, MW714563; MZ318697, MZ318696). Microscopy of P. oleae isolates showed: conidiophores branched and unbranched, (18.7-)21.9-57.1(-67.8) × (2.9-)3.3-4.7(-5.2) (mean, 38.9×4.1) μm (n=30); conidia oblong-ellipsoidal to obovoid or subcylindrical 3.4 to 5.5 μm long, and 1.5 to 2.4 (mean, 4.6 × 2.2) μm wide (n=30). Microscopy of P. viticola isolates showed: conidiophores subcylindrical, branched at base (6.7-)8.9-27.2(-29.3) × (2.0-)2.6-3.3(-3.7) (mean, 21.4 × 3.2) μm (n=30); conidia oblong-ellipsoidal to obovoid or subcylindrical 3.3 to 6.8 μm long, and 1.1 to 2.2 (mean, 4.2 × 1.6) μm wide (n=30). In spring 2020, artificial inoculations were carried out with P. oleae (Pm14, Pm46) and P. viticola (Pm34, Pm43) strains on 10 healthy, 2-year-old olive seedlings cultivar 'Coratina'. Agar plugs (diameter, 0.3-0.5 cm) from 10-day-old cultures grown on water agar at 23 (±2) °C were inserted under the bark of small wounds in the stems (length, 0.4-1.0 cm) made with a sterile scalpel. After inoculation, the wounds were wrapped with wet sterile cotton wool and sealed with Parafilm. Ten control olive seedlings were inoculated with sterile agar plugs. The experiment was replicated three times. All inoculated young olive plants were grown in pots in a greenhouse without temperature control. After 120 days, inoculated plants showed decline symptoms, and when cut longitudinally, brown streaks were observed in the wood. For P. oleae these streaks measured 3.0-5.5 cm long (standard deviation [SD], 0.9 cm, and for P. viticola they were 1.8-3.5 cm (SD, 0.62). Both fungal species were re-isolated from the symptomatic wood from 85% and 80%, respectively, of these inoculated olive seedlings, fulfilling Koch's postulates. No symptoms were observed from olive seedlings used as control. P. oleae was first described as a fungal pathogen of wild olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidate) in South Africa by Spies et al. (2018), and P. viticola as a fungal pathogen of grapevine in France by Dupont et al. (2000). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of P. oleae associated with olive trunk disease in Italy, and the first report of P. viticola associated with olive trunk disease worldwide. References: Carbone I. & Kohn L.M. 1999. Mycologia 91:553. Carlucci A. et al. 2015. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 141:717. Carlucci A. et al. 2013. Phytopathol. Mediterr. 52:517. Dupont et al. 2000. Mycologia 92:499-504. Glass N. L. & Donaldson G. C. 1995. J. Cl. Microbiol. 41: 1332. Mostert L. et al. 2006. Stud. Mycol. 54:1. O'Donnell K. & Cigelnik E. 1997. Mol. Phylogenetics Evol 7:103. Spies et al. 2018. Persoonia 40:26.
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- Maria Luisa Raimondo
- University of Foggia, 18972, Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, Foggia, Puglia, Italy;
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- University of Foggia, 18972, Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, Foggia, Puglia, Italy;
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- University of Foggia, 18972, Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering, Foggia, Puglia, Italy;
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van Dyk M, Spies CFJ, Mostert L, Halleen F. Survey of Trunk Pathogens in South African Olive Nurseries. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:1630-1639. [PMID: 33100152 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-20-0798-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Several fungal trunk pathogens are associated with olive trunk diseases in South Africa. Little is known regarding the inoculum sources of these pathogens in the olive industry, and no specific management strategies are in place. The aim of this study was to investigate the status of olive nurseries in South Africa, with regard to the presence of trunk pathogens in olive plant material, to determine whether nursery material can be considered inoculum sources contributing to long-distance dispersal of these pathogens. Isolations were made from asymptomatic cuttings from mother blocks (stage 1), asymptomatic and symptomatic rooted cuttings (stage 2), and 1- to 2-year-old trees (stage 3) of eight cultivars in two nurseries. Known olive trunk pathogens of Nectriaceae, Diaporthaceae, Botrysphaeriaceae, Togniniaceae, Phaeomoniellaceae, and Pleurostomataceae were recovered. Neofusicoccum australe was detected in a single stage 1 cutting. Stage 3 material showed the highest incidence of fungi from these families, with Pleurostoma richardsiae having the highest incidence in both nurseries (82.2 and 36.7% of the 1- to 2-year-old trees). Phaeoacremonium parasiticum was present in 28.9% of the trees from one nursery (stage 3). The remaining pathogens occurred in ≤13.3% of the material. These results indicate that nursery propagation material from mother blocks harbors low levels of trunk pathogens and that additional infections occur during the nursery process. Management strategies should focus on the prevention and elimination of infections in mother blocks as well as during the propagation process to ensure that pathogen-free material is delivered to producers.
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- Meagan van Dyk
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Kwaśna H, Szewczyk W, Baranowska M, Gallas E, Wiśniewska M, Behnke-Borowczyk J. Mycobiota Associated with the Vascular Wilt of Poplar. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10050892. [PMID: 33925219 PMCID: PMC8146881 DOI: 10.3390/plants10050892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In 2017, a 560-ha area of hybrid poplar plantation in northern Poland showed symptoms of tree decline. The leaves appeared smaller, yellow-brown, and were shed prematurely. Twigs and smaller branches died without distinct cankers. Trunks decayed from the base. The phloem and xylem showed brown necrosis. Ten percent of the trees died 1–2 months after the first appearance of the symptoms. None of these symptoms were typical for known poplar diseases. The trees’ mycobiota were analysed using Illumina sequencing. A total of 69 467 and 70 218 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were obtained from the soil and wood. Blastocladiomycota and Chytridiomycota occurred only in the soil, with very low frequencies (0.005% and 0.008%). Two taxa of Glomeromycota, with frequencies of 0.001%, occurred in the wood. In the soil and wood, the frequencies of Zygomycota were 3.631% and 0.006%, the frequencies of Ascomycota were 45.299% and 68.697%, and the frequencies of Basidiomycota were 4.119% and 2.076%. At least 400 taxa of fungi were present. The identifiable Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota were represented by at least 18, 263 and 81 taxa, respectively. Many fungi were common to the soil and wood, but 160 taxa occurred only in soil and 73 occurred only in wood. The root pathogens included species of Oomycota. The vascular and parenchymal pathogens included species of Ascomycota and of Basidiomycota. The initial endophytic character of the fungi is emphasized. Soil, and possibly planting material, may be the sources of the pathogen inoculum, and climate warming is likely to be a predisposing factor. A water deficit may increase the trees’ susceptibility. The epidemiology of poplar vascular wilt reminds grapevine trunk diseases (GTD), including esca, black foot disease and Petri disease.
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- Hanna Kwaśna
- Department of Forest Pathology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland; (W.S.); (E.G.); (M.W.); (J.B.-B.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Forest Pathology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland; (W.S.); (E.G.); (M.W.); (J.B.-B.)
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- Department of Silviculture, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71a, 60-625 Poznań, Poland;
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- Department of Forest Pathology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland; (W.S.); (E.G.); (M.W.); (J.B.-B.)
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- Department of Forest Pathology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland; (W.S.); (E.G.); (M.W.); (J.B.-B.)
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- Department of Forest Pathology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznań, Poland; (W.S.); (E.G.); (M.W.); (J.B.-B.)
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Wanasinghe DN, Mortimer PE, Xu J. Insight into the Systematics of Microfungi Colonizing Dead Woody Twigs of Dodonaea viscosa in Honghe (China). J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7030180. [PMID: 33802406 PMCID: PMC7999967 DOI: 10.3390/jof7030180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Members of Dodonaea are broadly distributed across subtropical and tropical areas of southwest and southern China. This host provides multiple substrates that can be richly colonized by numerous undescribed fungal species. There is a severe lack of microfungal studies on Dodonaea in China, and consequently, the diversity, phylogeny and taxonomy of these microorganisms are all largely unknown. This paper presents two new genera and four new species in three orders of Dothideomycetes gathered from dead twigs of Dodonaea viscosa in Honghe, China. All new collections were made within a selected area in Honghe from a single Dodonaea sp. This suggests high fungal diversity in the region and the existence of numerous species awaiting discovery. Multiple gene sequences (non-translated loci and protein-coding regions) were analysed with maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses. Results from the phylogenetic analyses supported placing Haniomyces dodonaeae gen. et sp. in the Teratosphaeriaceae family. Analysis of Rhytidhysteron sequences resulted in Rhytidhysteron hongheense sp. nov., while analysed Lophiostomataceae sequences revealed Lophiomurispora hongheensis gen. et sp. nov. Finally, phylogeny based on a combined dataset of pyrenochaeta-like sequences demonstrates strong statistical support for placing Quixadomyceshongheensis sp. nov. in Parapyrenochaetaceae. Morphological and updated phylogenetic circumscriptions of the new discoveries are also discussed.
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- Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe
- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China;
- World Agroforestry, East and Central Asia, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Honghe Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Honghe County 654400, Yunnan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China;
- World Agroforestry, East and Central Asia, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Correspondence: (P.E.M.); (J.X.); Tel.: +86-158-8784-3793 (P.E.M.); +86-138-0870-8795 (J.X.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China;
- World Agroforestry, East and Central Asia, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
- Honghe Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Honghe County 654400, Yunnan, China
- Correspondence: (P.E.M.); (J.X.); Tel.: +86-158-8784-3793 (P.E.M.); +86-138-0870-8795 (J.X.)
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Esparham N, Mohammadi H, Gramaje D. A Survey of Trunk Disease Pathogens within Citrus Trees in Iran. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9060754. [PMID: 32560035 PMCID: PMC7355864 DOI: 10.3390/plants9060754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Citrus trees with cankers and dieback symptoms were observed in Bushehr (Bushehr province, Iran). Isolations were made from diseased cankers and branches. Recovered fungal isolates were identified using cultural and morphological characteristics, as well as comparisons of DNA sequence data of the nuclear ribosomal DNA-internal transcribed spacer region, translation elongation factor 1α, β-tubulin, and actin gene regions. Dothiorellaviticola, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Neoscytalidiumhyalinum, Phaeoacremonium (P.) parasiticum, P. italicum, P. iranianum, P. rubrigenum, P. minimum, P. croatiense, P. fraxinopensylvanicum, Phaeoacremonium sp., Cadophora luteo-olivacea, Biscogniauxia (B.) mediterranea, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, C. boninense, Peyronellaea (Pa.) pinodella, Stilbocrea (S.) walteri, and several isolates of Phoma, Pestalotiopsis, and Fusarium species were obtained from diseased trees. The pathogenicity tests were conducted by artificial inoculation of excised shoots of healthy acid lime trees (Citrus aurantifolia) under controlled conditions. Lasiodiplodia theobromae was the most virulent and caused the longest lesions within 40 days of inoculation. According to literature reviews, this is the first report of L. theobromae and N. hyalinum on citrus in Iran. Additionally, we report several Phaeoacremonium species, S. walteri, Pa. pinodella and C. luteo-olivacea on citrus trees for the first time in the world.
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- Nahid Esparham
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 7616914111, Iran;
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 7616914111, Iran;
- Correspondence: (H.M.); (D.G.); Tel.: +98-34-3132-2682 (H.M.); +34-94-1899-4980 (D.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, Spain
- Correspondence: (H.M.); (D.G.); Tel.: +98-34-3132-2682 (H.M.); +34-94-1899-4980 (D.G.)
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Differential relationship of fungal endophytic communities and metabolic profiling in the stems and roots of Ephedra sinica based on metagenomics and metabolomics. Symbiosis 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-020-00685-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Eichmeier A, Pecenka J, Spetik M, Necas T, Ondrasek I, Armengol J, León M, Berlanas C, Gramaje D. Fungal Trunk Pathogens Associated With Juglans regia in the Czech Republic. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:761-771. [PMID: 31944904 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-19-1308-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Juglans regia L. (English walnut) trees with cankers and dieback symptoms were observed in two regions in the Czech Republic. Isolations were made from diseased branches. In total, 138 fungal isolates representing 10 fungal species were obtained from wood samples and identified based on morphological characteristics and molecular methods: Cadophora novi-eboraci, Cadophora spadicis, Cryptovalsa ampelina, Diaporthe eres, Diplodia seriata, Dothiorella omnivora, Eutypa lata, Eutypella sp., Peroneutypa scoparia, and Phaeoacremonium sicilianum. Pathogenicity tests conducted under field conditions with all species using the mycelium-plug method indicated that Eutypa lata and Cadophora spp. were highly virulent to woody stems of walnut. This is the first study to detect and identify fungal trunk pathogens associated with diseased walnut trees in Europe.
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- A Eichmeier
- Mendeleum Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Mendeleum Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Mendeleum Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Fruit Growing, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Fruit Growing, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, Spain
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Panahandeh S, Mohammadi H, Gramaje D. Trunk Disease Fungi Associated with Syzygium cumini in Iran. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:711-720. [PMID: 30777803 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-18-0923-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Syzygium cumini trees with dieback symptoms and cankers were observed in two provinces in Iran. Isolations were made from diseased branches and cankers and from asymptomatic S. cumini wood samples. Several trunk disease pathogens were identified based on morphological characteristics and by molecular methods, including Cadophora luteo-olivacea, Diplodia sapinea, D. seriata, Neoscytalidium hyalinum, Phaeoacremonium fraxinopennsylvanicum, P. krajdenii, P. parasiticum, P. viticola, and Pleurostoma richardsiae, which were isolated from S. cumini for the first time in the world. Pathogenicity tests conducted with all species confirmed their status as possible S. cumini pathogens. N. hyalinum was the most aggressive species and caused the longest lesions on inoculated shoots. The endophytic character of some fungal species isolated from asymptomatic wood of S. cumini is further discussed. Our results indicated that S. cumini is a new woody host to many known fungal trunk pathogens.
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- Saleh Panahandeh
- 1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 7616914111, Iran; and
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- 1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, 7616914111, Iran; and
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- 2 Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26007 Logroño, Spain
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Marin-Felix Y, Hernández-Restrepo M, Wingfield M, Akulov A, Carnegie A, Cheewangkoon R, Gramaje D, Groenewald J, Guarnaccia V, Halleen F, Lombard L, Luangsa-ard J, Marincowitz S, Moslemi A, Mostert L, Quaedvlieg W, Schumacher R, Spies C, Thangavel R, Taylor P, Wilson A, Wingfield B, Wood A, Crous P. Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 2. Stud Mycol 2019; 92:47-133. [PMID: 29997401 PMCID: PMC6031069 DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
This paper represents the second contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information regarding the pathology, distribution, hosts and disease symptoms for the treated genera. In addition, primary and secondary DNA barcodes for the currently accepted species are included. This second paper in the GOPHY series treats 20 genera of phytopathogenic fungi and their relatives including: Allantophomopsiella, Apoharknessia, Cylindrocladiella, Diaporthe, Dichotomophthora, Gaeumannomyces, Harknessia, Huntiella, Macgarvieomyces, Metulocladosporiella, Microdochium, Oculimacula, Paraphoma, Phaeoacremonium, Phyllosticta, Proxypiricularia, Pyricularia, Stenocarpella, Utrechtiana and Wojnowiciella. This study includes the new genus Pyriculariomyces, 20 new species, five new combinations, and six typifications for older names.
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Key Words
- 26 new taxa
- Apoharknessia eucalypti Crous & M.J. Wingf.
- Cylindrocladiella addiensis L. Lombard & Crous
- Cylindrocladiella nauliensis L. Lombard & Crous
- DNA barcodes
- Diaporthe heterophyllae Guarnaccia & Crous
- Diaporthe racemosae A.R. Wood, Guarnaccia & Crous
- Dichotomophthora basellae Hern.-Restr., Cheew. & Crous
- Dichotomophthora brunnea Hern.-Restr. & Crous
- Fungal systematics
- Harknessia bourbonica Crous & M.J. Wingf.
- Harknessia corymbiae Crous & A.J. Carnegie
- Harknessia cupressi Crous & R.K. Schumach.
- Harknessia pilularis Crous & A.J. Carnegie
- Helminthosporium arundinaceum Corda
- Huntiella abstrusa A.M. Wilson, Marinc., M.J. Wingf.
- Macgarvieomyces luzulae (Ondřej) Y. Marín, Akulov & Crous
- Metulocladosporiella chiangmaiensis Y. Marín, Cheew. & Crous
- Metulocladosporiella malaysiana Y. Marín & Crous
- Metulocladosporiella musigena Y. Marín, Cheew. & Crous
- Metulocladosporiella samutensis Y. Marín, Luangsa-ard & Crous
- Microdochium novae-zelandiae Hern.-Restr., Thangavel & Crous
- Oculimacula acuformis (Nirenberg) Y. Marín & Crous
- Phaeoacremonium pravum C.F.J. Spies, L. Mostert & Halleen
- Phomopsis pseudotsugae M. Wilson
- Phyllosticta iridigena Y. Marín & Crous
- Phyllosticta persooniae Y. Marín & Crous
- Pyricularia luzulae Ondřej
- Pyricularia zingiberis Y. Nishik
- Pyriculariomyces Y. Marín, M.J. Wingf. & Crous
- Pyriculariomyces asari (Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Y. Marín, M.J. Wingf. & Crous
- Six new typifications
- Utrechtiana arundinacea (Corda) Crous, Quaedvl. & Y. Marín
- Utrechtiana constantinescui (Melnik & Shabunin) Crous & Y. Marín
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- Y. Marin-Felix
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- V.N. Karasin National University of Kharkiv, Svobody sq. 4, Kharkiv 61077, Ukraine
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- Forest Science, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Locked Bag 5123, Parramatta, New South Wales 2124, Australia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de la Rioja, Gobierno de La Rioja, 26071 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Microbe Interaction and Ecology Laboratory, Biodiversity and Biotechnological Resource Research Unit (BBR), BIOTEC, NSTDA 113, Thailand Science Park Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne 3010, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Naktuinbouw, Sotaweg 22, 2371 GD Roelofarendsveen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Plant Protection Division, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, P.O. Box 2095, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne 3010, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
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- ARC – Plant Protection Research Institute, Private Bag X5017, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
- Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Laboratory of Phytopathology, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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One stop shop II: taxonomic update with molecular phylogeny for important phytopathogenic genera: 26–50 (2019). FUNGAL DIVERS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13225-019-00418-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Huang SK, Jeewon R, Hyde KD, Bhat DJ, Putarak Chomnunti, Wen TC. Beta-tubulin and Actin gene phylogeny supports Phaeoacremoniumovale as a new species from freshwater habitats in China. MycoKeys 2018; 41:1-15. [PMID: 30344440 PMCID: PMC6194140 DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.41.27536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A new species of Phaeoacremonium, P.ovale (Togniniaceae), was isolated during a diversity study of freshwater fungi from Yunnan Province in China. Morphological and cultural studies of the fungus were carried out and its sexual and asexual morphs (holomorph) are introduced herein. This species is characterised by peculiar long-necked, semi-immersed ascomata with oval to ellipsoid ascospores and ellipsoid to ovoid conidia. Phylogenetic analyses of a combined TUB and ACT gene dataset revealed that strains of P.ovale constitute a strongly supported independent lineage and are related to P.griseo-olivaceum and P.africanum. The number of nucleotide differences, across the genes analysed, also supports establishment of P.ovale as a new species.
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- Shi-Ke Huang
- Engineering and Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- Key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Azad Housing Society, No. 128/1-J, Curca, P.O. Goa Velha 403108, India
- Formerly, Department of Botany, Goa University, Goa, 403206, India
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Engineering and Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resources, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Fungi infecting woody plants: emerging frontiers. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 2018; 40:i-iii. [PMID: 30505004 PMCID: PMC6146646 DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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