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Beijen EPW, Ohm RA. Genome annotations for the ascomycete fungi Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma aggressivum, and Purpureocillium lilacinum. Microbiol Resour Announc 2024; 13:e0115323. [PMID: 38385672 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01153-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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We sequenced and annotated the genomes of the ascomycete fungi Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma aggressivum f. europaeum, and Purpureocillium lilacinum. Moreover, we developed a website to allow users to interactively analyze the assemblies, gene predictions, and functional annotations of these species and 70+ previously sequenced fungi.
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- Erik P W Beijen
- Department of Biology, Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Dong W, Chen B, Zhang R, Dai H, Han J, Lu Y, Zhao Q, Liu X, Liu H, Sun J. Identification and Characterization of Peptaibols as the Causing Agents of Pseudodiploöspora longispora Infecting the Edible Mushroom Morchella. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:18385-18394. [PMID: 37888752 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Pseudodiploöspora longispora (previously known as Diploöspora longispora) is a pathogenic fungus of Morchella mushrooms. The molecular mechanism underlying the infection of P. longispora in fruiting bodies remains unknown. In this study, three known peptaibols, alamethicin F-50, polysporin B, and septocylindrin B (1-3), and a new analogue, longisporin A (4), were detected and identified in the culture of P. longispora and the fruiting bodies of M. sextelata infected by P. longispora. The primary amino sequence of longisporin A is defined as Ac-Aib1-Pro2-Aib3-Ala4-Aib5-Aib6-Gln7-Aib8-Val9-Aib10-Glu11-Leu12-Aib13-Pro14-Val15-Aib16-Aib17-Gln18-Gln19-Phaol20. The peptaibols 1-4 greatly suppressed the mycelial growth of M. sextelata. In addition, treatment with alamethicin F-50 produced damage on the cell wall and membrane of M. sextelata. Compounds 1-4 also exhibited inhibitory activities against human pathogens including Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and plant pathogen Verticillium dahlia. Herein, peptaibols are confirmed as virulence factors involved in the invasion of P. longispora on Morchella, providing insights into the interaction between pathogenic P. longispora and mushrooms.
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- Wang Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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- School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang550003 ,China
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- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
- Savaid Medical School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3 Park 1, Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
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Araújo J, Lebert B, Vermeulen S, Brachmann A, Ohm R, Evans H, de Bekker C. Masters of the manipulator: two new hypocrealean genera, Niveomyces ( Cordycipitaceae) and Torrubiellomyces ( Ophiocordycipitaceae), parasitic on the zombie ant fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani. Persoonia 2022; 49:171-194. [PMID: 38234384 PMCID: PMC10792228 DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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During surveys in central Florida of the zombie-ant fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani, which manipulates the behavior of the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus, two distinct fungal morphotypes were discovered associated with and purportedly parasitic on O. camponoti-floridani. Based on a combination of unique morphology, ecology and phylogenetic placement, we discovered that these morphotypes comprise two novel lineages of fungi. Here, we propose two new genera, Niveomyces and Torrubiellomyces, each including a single species within the families Cordycipitaceae and Ophiocordycipitaceae, respectively. We generated de novo draft genomes for both new species and performed morphological and multi-loci phylogenetic analyses. The macromorphology and incidence of both new species, Niveomyces coronatus and Torrubiellomyces zombiae, suggest that these fungi are mycoparasites since their growth is observed exclusively on O. camponoti-floridani mycelium, stalks and ascomata, causing evident degradation of their fungal hosts. This work provides a starting point for more studies into fungal interactions between mycopathogens and entomopathogens, which have the potential to contribute towards efforts to battle the global rise of plant and animal mycoses. Citation: Araújo JPM, Lebert BM, Vermeulen S, et al. 2022. Masters of the manipulator: two new hypocrealean general, Niveomyces (Cordycipitaceae) and Torrubiellomyces (Ophiocordycipitaceae), parasitic on the zombie ant fungus Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani. Persoonia 49: 171-194. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.05.
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- J.P.M. Araújo
- Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, 10458 Bronx - New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida, 32816 Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida, 32816 Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University,3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CAB International, E-UK, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida, 32816 Orlando, Florida, USA
- Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University,3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Den Breeyen A, Lange C, Fowler SV. Plant pathogens as introduced weed biological control agents: Could antagonistic fungi be important factors determining agent success or failure? Front Fungal Biol 2022; 3:959753. [PMID: 37746189 PMCID: PMC10512343 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.959753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Mycoparasitic interactions are common in nature, form part of the microbiota of plants, and are considered significant contributors to fungus-fungus antagonism. Mycoparasites kill plant pathogens, protect the plant from abiotic and biotic stressors, and reduce disease incidence and severity at the plant population level. Their exploitation as biocontrol agents in agriculture is well documented. However, mycoparasites may potentially affect classical fungal biocontrol agents of invasive weed species. Classical biological control, or biocontrol, of invasive weeds involves the intentional introduction of exotic, usually co-evolved plant pathogens and insects, for permanent establishment and long-term control of the target plant. Agent establishment, effectiveness, and safety are the critical elements for a successful weed biocontrol programme. Establishment and effectiveness of agents on the invasive plant often vary throughout the invaded range with about two-thirds of weed biocontrol agents failing to suppress their target weed. There are many documented reasons why weed biocontrol agents do not establish or are ineffective when they do, and the presence and accumulation of natural enemies in the invaded range is one of them. Endophyte-enriched, invasive weeds and those forming mutualistic associations with indigenous, native endophytes could explain the lack of consistency of some classical biological control introductions. However, another variable could be factored into the mix: mycoparasitism, where one fungus parasitises another, the natural enemies of the plant's natural enemies. In this review article, we introduce the concept of invasive weed biocontrol and the history of using plant pathogens as biocontrol agents. We discuss the success and failure of fungal agent programmes and delve into the patterns of success or failure, with a focus on the potential antagonistic role of endophytes and mycoparasites.
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- Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
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Saar I, Thorn RG, Nagasawa E, Henkel TW, Cooper JA. A phylogenetic overview of Squamanita, with descriptions of nine new species and four new combinations. Mycologia 2022; 114:769-797. [PMID: 35695889 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2022.2059639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer region ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS barcode) sequence data from eight type specimens of previously described Squamanita species were obtained. Phylogenetic analysis of ITS and partial nuc 28S rDNA data revealed Squamanita as paraphyletic splitting into two monophyletic groups, which we recognize as the genera Squamanita and Dissoderma. We accept 14 Squamanita and nine Dissoderma species, provide the first sequences of 13 of these, and describe six new species of Squamanita and three new species of Dissoderma. We transfer three species of Squamanita into Dissoderma, one into Cystoderma, and treat S. basii and S. umbilicata as synonyms of D. paradoxum. Squamanita can be distinguished from Dissoderma by the generally larger fleshier basidiomata with a tricholomatoid or amanitoid stature and yellowish to tawny brown pileus and often similarly colored stipe. Most species have cheilo- and pleurocystidia. Species of Dissoderma are small, collybioid or mycenoid, lack cystidia, and the pileus and often upper stipe are purplish gray. Both genera parasitize basidiomata of other agarics.
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- Irja Saar
- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 2 J. Liivi St., 50409 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St. N., London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Tottori Mycological Institute, 211, Kokoge, Tottori 689-1125, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, 1 Harpst St., Arcata, California 95521 , USA
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- Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, 54 Gerald Street, Lincoln 7608, New Zealand
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Vujanovic V, Kim SH, Latinovic J, Latinovic N. Natural Fungicolous Regulators of Biscogniauxia destructiva sp. nov. That Causes Beech Bark Tarcrust in Southern European ( Fagus sylvatica) Forests. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1999. [PMID: 33333832 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mycoparasites are a collection of fungicolous eukaryotic organisms that occur on and are antagonistic to a wide range of plant pathogenic fungi. To date, this fungal group has largely been neglected by biodiversity studies. However, this fungal group is of interest, as it may contain potential biocontrol agents of pathogenic fungi that cause beech Tarcrust disease (BTC), which has contributed to the devastation of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. Biscogniauxia nummularia has been demonstrated to cause BTC. However, a trophic association between mycoparasites and pathogenic Biscogniauxia spp., has not been established. This study aimed to taxonomically identify and characterize Biscogniauxia, a fungus causing destructive BTC disease in European beech at Lovćen national park, Montenegro and to uncover the diversity of mycopathogens that are natural regulators of xylariaceous Biscogniauxia stroma formation, associated with beech decline. This finding is supported by distinctive phylogenetic and evolutionary characteristics, as well as unique morphological-microscopic fungal features indicating that Biscogniauxia from Montenegro, which is a major cause of BTC occurring in ancient beech forests at the edge of southern Fagus sylvatica distribution, may be described as a novel fungus specific to Fagus. Its evolutionary nuSSU–complete ITS–partial nuLSU rDNA phylogeny indicates its likely emergence by asexual fusion or introgressive hybridization between diverged B. nummularia and B. anceps species. The name Biscogniauxia destructiva is proposed for the novel fungus, as it is aggressive and highly destructive BTC disease.
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Carrasco J, Tello ML, de Toro M, Tkacz A, Poole P, Pérez-Clavijo M, Preston G. Casing microbiome dynamics during button mushroom cultivation: implications for dry and wet bubble diseases. Microbiology (Reading) 2019; 165:611-624. [PMID: 30994437 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The casing material required in mushroom cultivation presents a very rich ecological niche, which is inhabited by a diverse population of bacteria and fungi. In this work three different casing materials, blonde peat, black peat and a 50 : 50 mixture of both, were compared for their capacity to show a natural suppressive response against dry bubble, Lecanicillium fungicola (Preuss) Zare and Gams, and wet bubble, Mycogone perniciosa (Magnus) Delacroix. The highest mushroom production was collected from crops cultivated using the mixed casing and black peat, which were not significantly different in yield. However, artificial infection with mycoparasites resulted in similar yield losses irrespective of the material used, indicating that the casing materials do not confer advantages in disease suppression. The composition of the microbiome of the 50 : 50 casing mixture along the crop cycle and the compost and basidiomes was evaluated through next-generation sequencing (NGS) of the V3-V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene and the fungal ITS2 region. Once colonized by Agaricus bisporus, the bacterial diversity of the casing microbiome increased and the fungal diversity drastically decreased. From then on, the composition of the casing microbiome remained relatively stable. Analysis of the composition of the bacterial microbiome in basidiomes indicated that it is highly influenced by the casing microbiota. Notably, L. fungicola was consistently detected in uninoculated control samples of compost and casing using NGS, even in asymptomatic crops. This suggests that the naturally established casing microbiota was able to help to suppress disease development when inoculum levels were low, but was not effective in suppressing high pressure from artificially introduced fungal inoculum. Determination of the composition of the casing microbiome paves the way for the development of synthetic casing communities that can be used to investigate the role of specific components of the casing microbiota in mushroom production and disease control.
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- Jaime Carrasco
- 2Centro Tecnológico de Investigación del Champiñón de La Rioja (CTICH), Autol, Spain.,1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1, UK
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- 2Centro Tecnológico de Investigación del Champiñón de La Rioja (CTICH), Autol, Spain
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- 3Plataforma de Genómica y Bioinformática, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1, UK
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1, UK
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1, UK
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Powdery mildew is a common and widespread plant disease of considerable agronomic relevance. It is caused by obligate biotrophic fungal pathogens which, in most cases, epiphytically colonize aboveground plant tissues. The disease has been typically studied as a binary interaction of the fungal pathogen with its plant hosts, neglecting, for the most part, the mutual interplay with the wealth of other microorganisms residing in the phyllo- and/or rhizosphere and roots. However, the establishment of powdery mildew disease can be impacted by the presence/absence of host-associated microbiota (epi- and endophytes) and, conversely, plant colonization by powdery mildew fungi might disturb indigenous microbial community structures. In addition, other (foliar) phytopathogens could interact with powdery mildews, and mycoparasites may affect the outcome of plant-powdery mildew interactions. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge regarding the intricate and multifaceted interplay of powdery mildew fungi, host plants and other microorganisms, and outline current gaps in our knowledge, thereby setting the basis for potential future research directions.
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- Ralph Panstruga
- Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology IRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 1Aachen52056Germany
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- Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology IRWTH Aachen UniversityWorringerweg 1Aachen52056Germany
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The Piptocephalidaceae (Zoopagales, Zoopagomycota) contains three genera of mycoparasitic, haustoria-forming fungi: Kuzuhaea, Piptocephalis, and Syncephalis. Although the species in this family are diverse and ubiquitous in soil and dung, they are among the least studied fungi. Co-cultures of Piptocephalis and their hosts are relatively easy to isolate from soil and dung samples across the globe, making them a good model taxon for the order Zoopagales. This study focuses on the systematics of the genus Piptocephalis. Despite the fact that there are approximately 40 described Piptocephalis species, there are no modern taxonomic or molecular phylogenetic treatments of this group. Minimal sequence data are available, and relatively little is known about the true diversity or biogeography of the genus. Our study addresses two aspects: Piptocephalis systematics and analyses of the length and inter- and infraspecific variation of the nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS) region. First, we generated a large subunit (28S) nuc rDNA phylogeny and evaluated several morphological characters by testing their correlation with the phylogeny using Bayesian Tip-association Significance testing (BaTS). We found monophyly of Piptocephalis species identified based on morphological traits, but morphological character states were not conserved across clades, suggesting that there have been multiple gains and losses of morphological characters. We also found that Kuzhuaea is nested within Piptocephalis. Second, we amplified the ITS from many Piptocephalis isolates, created a sequence alignment, and measured the lengths using the software ITSx. Piptocephalis species had ITS regions that were longer than the average for most Dikarya but were similar in length to those of the related genus Syncephalis.
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- Nicole K Reynolds
- a Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611
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- a Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611
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- b Department of Science Education, National Taipei University of Education, 134, Section 2, Heping E. Road , Taipei 106 , Taiwan
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- d Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT , Utrecht , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida 32611
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Qiao M, Li W, Huang Y, Xu J, Zhang L, Yu Z. Classiculasinensis, a new species of basidiomycetous aquatic hyphomycetes from southwest China. MycoKeys 2018:1-12. [PMID: 30271261 PMCID: PMC6160859 DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.40.23828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Classiculasinensis, isolated from decaying leaves from Mozigou, Chongqing Municipality, China, is described as a new species. The new species is a member of basidiomycetous aquatic hyphomycetes which represent a small proportion of all aquatic hyphomycetes. This species falls within the genus Classicula (Classiculaceae, Pucciniomycotina) and is closely related to C.fluitans, based on multiple gene sequence analyses. Morphologically, it is characterised by the apical, hyaline, obclavate or navicular conidia with several hair-like lateral appendages and by its holoblastic and monoblastic conidiogenesis, with a flat un-thickened conidiogenous locus. Clamp connections and haustorial branches were often observed in culture.
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- Min Qiao
- Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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- Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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- Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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- Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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- Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, No. 2 North, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, P. R. China Yunnan University Kunming China
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Posada F, Vega FE, Rehner SA, Blackwell M, Weber D, Suh SO, Humber RA. Syspastospora parasitica, a mycoparasite of the fungus Beauveria bassiana attacking the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata: a tritrophic association. J Insect Sci 2004; 4:24. [PMID: 15861239 PMCID: PMC528884 DOI: 10.1093/jis/4.1.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 05/12/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A tritrophic association is reported, involving a Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infected with Beauveria bassiana, which in turn was infected with Syspastospora parasitica.
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- Francisco Posada
- Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 USA
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- Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 USA
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- Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA
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- Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bldg. 011A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705 USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA
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- Plant Protection Research Unit, U. S. Plant, Soil & Nutrition Laboratory, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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