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Plant Sciences
Meng Pan, Haiyan Zhu, Chengming Tian, Manrong Huang, Xinlei Fan
Summary: Cytospora species are diverse and can be endophytes, saprobes or phytopathogens. This study in China identified four novel Cytospora species associated with canker and dieback diseases in coniferous trees, representing the first attempt to clarify their taxonomy.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Microbiology
Xiang-Yu Zeng, Xiao-Xiao Yuan, Ke-Qin Peng, Yin-Tao Pan, Ting-Jun Tan, Nan Wu, Feng-Hua Tian
Summary: Trichoderma hymenopellicola, a newly classified green-spored Trichoderma species, was isolated from soil in Guizhou, China during a survey of mushroom cultivation. It was found to be the pathogen causing green mold disease on mushrooms. The fungicides prochloraz-manganese chloride complex and propiconazole were identified as effective in controlling this pathogen.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Zhen Guo, Chao-Xi Luo, Hui-Jie Wu, Bin Peng, Bao-Shan Kang, Li-Ming Liu, Meng Zhang, Qin-Sheng Gu
Summary: This study identified 526 strains of Colletotrichum species isolated from watermelon samples in China, belonging to 12 known species and 3 new species. Pathogenicity tests revealed that C. magnum and C. kaifengense were the most aggressive to leaves and fruits, respectively, highlighting their importance in watermelon anthracnose.
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Mycology
Shuang Song, Meng Li, Jun-En Huang, Fang Liu
Summary: This article reports the isolation of two new species of the genus Scolecobasidium from the mangroves in Shenzhen and Zhuhai, China. These new species are named S. acanthi and S. aegiceratis. The study also provides an updated description of the genus Scolecobasidium and proposes a new combination, S. terrestre.
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Parasitology
Jose Palacios-Abella, Francisco E. Montero, Paolo Merella, Salvatore Mele, Juan Antonio Raga, Aigues Repulles-Albelda
Summary: In the Mediterranean Sea, two Cardicola species have been found in the gilthead seabream, showing some morphological differences. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the taxonomy within the genus and infection management.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Alireza Armand, Kevin David Hyde, Ruvishika Shehali Jayawardena
Summary: Pineapple is an economically important fruit in tropical countries, especially in Thailand, where canned pineapple is the main export commodity. Fungal diseases pose a serious threat to pineapples, causing significant economic losses. In this study, Colletotrichum fructicola, a common fungal pathogen, was isolated and identified on pineapples in northern Thailand, and its pathogenicity to the host was confirmed. This is the first report of Colletotrichum occurrence in pineapple based on morpho-molecular approaches.
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Microbiology
Lu Lin, Meng Pan, Hong Gao, Chengming Tian, Xinlei Fan
Summary: This study provides an important assessment of the fungi associated with diseases of Euonymus japonicus in Beijing, China, identifying four novel species and confirming three species as pathogens of E. japonicus leaves.
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Chunliang Liu, Luke Steere, Cari McGregor, Brittany H. Frederick, Timothy Pastoor, Yasheen Zhou, C. Tony Liu, Yan Cai, Haibo Zhou, Musheng Xu, Jiangong Wang, Sang Hu Kim, Luke Whitesell, Leah E. Cowen, Yong-Kang Zhang
Summary: Researchers have identified a novel series of multi-substitution benzoxaboroles that exhibit excellent antifungal activity against Mycosphaerella fijiensis and Colletotrichum sublineolum.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Qiu-Yue Zhang, Yu-Cheng Dai
Summary: The study showed that Favolaschia calocera is a species complex, with six species recognized including four new species. Three new species are from China, and one new species is from Asia. The characteristics of the species within the Favolaschia calocera complex were compared and illustrated descriptions of the new taxa were provided.
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Agronomy
Zuzana Janosikova, Cyril Dutech, Emilia Ondruskova, Katarina Adamcikova, Martin Mullett
Summary: Through multiplex PCR analysis and discriminant analysis of principal components, four genetic clusters were identified in Slovakia, which were widely distributed and not associated with specific host species.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Ya-Fen Hu, Jing-Wen Liu, Xing-Xing Luo, Zhao-Huan Xu, Ji-Wen Xia, Xiu-Guo Zhang, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jian Ma
Summary: Eight new species of Distoseptispora were identified in southern China based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. These species were collected from dead branches of unidentified plants. This study contributes to our understanding of the diversity of Distoseptispora in southern China.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Yongsan Zeng, Xiaoguan Chen, Yibei Ni, Chen Zhao, James Kerns, Lane Tredway, Joseph Roberts
Summary: The turfgrass industry in Guangdong province, China has experienced rapid development, with a large number of golf courses in the area. Recent surveys have identified five prevalent plant-parasitic nematodes, with Mesocriconema xenoplax and Meloidogyne graminis being the most common. Morphological and molecular characterization of these species has been conducted, providing valuable information for future research on pathogenicity, relationships with other pathogens, and control measures for these turf nematodes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sreedhar Kilaru, Elena Fantozzi, Stuart Cannon, Martin Schuster, Thomas M. Chaloner, Celia Guiu-Aragones, Sarah J. Gurr, Gero Steinberg
Summary: Transitioning from spores to hyphae is critical for host invasion by Zymoseptoria tritici. This study reveals that the dimorphic switch can be initiated at low temperatures and is enhanced by wheat leaf surface compounds. Transcriptomics analysis identifies genes associated with the switch, and a genetic screen uncovers the important role of the white-collar complex in dimorphism and virulence.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Mycology
Long-Fei Fan, Renato Lucio Mendes Alvarenga, Tatiana Baptista Gibertoni, Fang Wu, Yu-Cheng Dai
Summary: This study investigated species close to Tremella fibulifera from China and Brazil, confirming it as a species complex with nine species. Five known species and four new species within the complex were recognized based on morphology, molecular evidence, and geographic distribution. Phylogenetic analyses supported the existence of eight independent lineages within the complex.
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Zoology
Rogerio Biaggioni Lopes, Tamires Aparecida Duarte Souza, Gabriel Moura Mascarin, Daniela Aguiar Souza, Wagner Bettiol, Hebert Ribeiro Souza, Marcos Faria
Summary: This study identified 23 Brazilian Akanthomyces strains and investigated their pathogenicity to six plant-sucking insects. The results showed that A. muscarius CG935 strain was highly virulent to Bemisia tabaci and Aphis fabae, while Akanthomyces lecanii CG824 had weak virulence to all tested insects. The study also demonstrated the high spore production capacity of A. muscarius CG935 through liquid fermentation. Overall, these findings provide insights for the development of new biopesticides based on Akanthomyces strains.
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Fang Jing Li, Ryoji Komura, Chiharu Nakashima, Masafumi Shimizu, Koji Kageyama, Haruhisa Suga
Summary: Fusarium fujikuroi, the pathogen of rice bakanae disease, can be subclassified into two groups: gibberellin (G) and fumonisin (F). Thiophanate-methyl (TM), a benzimidazole fungicide, has been widely used to control F. fujikuroi. In Japan, it was found that F-group strains are TM sensitive (TMS), while most G-group strains are TM resistant (TMR). The TMR strains have mutations E198K and F200Y in beta(2)-tubulin. A diagnostic method using loop-mediated isothermal amplification with fluorescent loop primers was developed and applied to identify these mutations in 37 TMR strains and 56 TMS strains. The results showed that 100% of the TMR strains had either the E198K mutation (41%) or the F200Y mutation (59%), while none of the TMS strains had these mutations. Interestingly, a TMR strain in the F group with an F200Y mutation was discovered. These findings suggest that the E198K and F200Y mutations in beta(2)-tubulin contribute to TM resistance in F. fujikuroi.
Article
Mycology
M. M. Wang, P. W. Crous, M. Sandoval-Denis, S. L. Han, F. Liu, J. M. Liang, W. J. Duan, L. Cai
Summary: The study identified 72 species of Fusarium and allied genera in China, and described 12 new species. The findings are important for understanding the phylogenetic relationships and distribution of Fusarium species.
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Genetics & Heredity
Valerie A. Buijs, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Sajeet Haridas, Kurt M. LaButti, Anna Lipzen, Francis M. Martin, Kerrie Barry, Igor Grigoriev, Pedro W. Crous, Michael F. Seidl
Summary: This study compared the genomic differences between pathogenic and endophytic species of the fungal genus Phyllosticta colonizing citrus plants. Several genomic differences were found between species with different lifestyles, including groups of genes that were only present in pathogens or endophytes. The study also revealed that species were clustered based on their carbohydrate active enzymes, independent of their phylogenetic association, and this clustering correlated with trophy prediction. Moreover, it was found that Phyllosticta citrichinaensis exhibited an intermediate lifestyle, sharing genomic and phenotypic attributes of both pathogens and endophytes.
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Mycology
T. P. Wei, H. Zhang, X. Y. Zeng, P. W. Crous, Y. L. Jiang
Summary: Sympoventuriaceae is a family that includes saprophytes, endophytes, plant pathogens, and important animal or human opportunistic pathogens, with diverse ecologies and wide geographical distributions. Through multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological studies, we identified 22 genera within the Sympoventuriaceae family and revealed its evolutionary history.
Article
Mycology
Zeinab Bolboli, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Marcelo Sandoval-Denis, Moslem Jafari, Pedro W. Crous
Summary: A survey conducted in rainfed fig orchards in the Fars Province of Iran from 2018 to 2021 identified the occurrence and causal organisms of canker diseases. The study identified a new species, N. caricae sp. nov., as a cause of canker diseases and provided essential information for management strategies against these diseases in fig orchards in Iran.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ilaria Martino, Pedro willem Crous, Angelo Garibaldi, Maria Lodovica Gullino, Vladimiro Guarnaccia
Summary: A SYBR Green real-time PCR assay was developed to detect and quantify Colletotrichum ocimi in basil leaves and seeds. The assay showed high specificity and sensitivity, and successfully detected and quantified C. ocimi in artificially infected basil leaves.
PHYTOPATHOLOGIA MEDITERRANEA
(2022)
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Evolutionary Biology
Nicole K. Reynolds, Jason E. Stajich, Gerald L. Benny, Kerrie Barry, Stephen Mondo, Kurt LaButti, Anna Lipzen, Chris Daum, Igor Grigoriev, Hsiao-Man Ho, Pedro W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Matthew E. Smith
Summary: Improved sequencing technologies have revolutionized the understanding of fungal diversity and evolution on a global scale. A study was conducted using low coverage genome sequencing (LCGS) to analyze 171 Kickxellomycotina fungi and obtain marker genes for phylogenomic reconstruction. The study aimed to evaluate the quality and utility of LCGS data, test relationships among different clades, and compare functional analyses to gain insights into trophic modes.
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Mycology
Roselyn Jove Uy, Miyuki Kayamori, Chiharu Nakashima
Summary: In this study, three species of Penicillium related to blue mold disease in Chinese yam were identified. Penicillium albocoremium and P. polonicum were newly discovered as causal fungi of the disease in Japan. Pathogenicity was confirmed in all Penicillium-like isolates, and some showed resistance to benomyl.
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Mycology
M. Hernandez-Restrepo, C. A. Decock, M. M. Costa, P. W. Crous
Summary: Circinotrichum, Gyrothrix, and Vermiculariopsiella are dematiaceous, setose, saprobic hyphomycetes commonly found on plant litters in tropical to temperate climates. Through multi-locus analysis and morphological studies, it has been revealed that these genera belong to different species and families.
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
M. Spetik, A. Eichmeier, J. Burgova, J. Z. Groenewald, P. W. Crous
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Agronomy
Anysia Hedy Ujat, Tsuyoshi Ono, Yukako Hattori, Chiharu Nakashima
Summary: This study reexamined Elsinoe species in Japan using morphological and molecular-phylogenetic analysis, resulting in the discovery of three new species and the transfer of one species to the genus Elsinoe.
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Mycology
Yukako Hattori, Lynn Nakano, Chiharu Nakashima
Summary: Lasiodiplodia species cause various diseases in woody plants, and recent taxonomic studies have revealed the species diversity of this genus globally. However, only three species have been reported in Japan. In this study, 30 isolates were re-examined to evaluate the species diversity of Lasiodiplodia in Japan, and phylogenetic analysis showed that six species were identified, including three newly added to the Japanese mycoflora.
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Mycology
Q. Chen, M. Bakhshi, Y. Balci, K. D. Broders, R. Cheewangkoon, S. F. Chen, X. L. Fan, D. Gramaje, F. Halleen, M. Horta Jung, N. Jiang, T. Jung, T. Majek, S. Marincowitz, I Milenkovic, L. Mostert, C. Nakashima, I. Nurul Faziha, M. Pan, M. Raza, B. Scanu, C. F. J. Spies, L. Suhaizan, H. Suzuki, C. M. Tian, M. Tomsovsky, J. R. Urbez Torres, W. Wang, B. D. Wingfield, M. J. Wingfield, Q. Yang, X. Yang, R. Zare, P. Zhao, J. Z. Groenewald, L. Cai, P. W. Crous
Summary: This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. It provides detailed descriptions and information about 19 genera of phytopathogenic fungi and their relatives, including morphology, pathology, distribution, hosts, and disease symptoms, and also provides DNA barcodes for these taxa.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mycology
X. W. Wang, P. J. Han, F. Y. Bai, A. Luo, K. Bensch, M. Meijer, B. Kraak, D. Y. Han, B. D. Sun, P. W. Crous, J. Houbraken
Summary: This study provides an up-to-date overview of the taxonomy and phylogeny of genera and species belonging to the Chaetomiaceae family, including a comprehensive analysis of thermophilic strains. Through multigene phylogenetic analysis, 50 genera and 275 species are identified, along with the proposal of six new genera, six new species, 45 new combinations, and three new names.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2022)
