Journal article
Botryosphaeria species from Eucalyptus in Australia are pleoanamorphic, producing Dichomera synanamorphs in culture
Mycological Research, Vol.109(12), pp.1347-1363
2005
Abstract
Species within the genus Botryosphaeria include some of the most widespread and important pathogens of woody plants, and have been the focus of numerous taxonomic studies in recent years. It is currently accepted that anamorphs of Botryosphaeria belong to two distinct genera, Fusicoccum and Diplodia. Species within the genus Fusicoccum commonly produce aseptate, hyaline conidia. In the present study, fungi were isolated from foliage and wood of Eucalyptus in native forests and plantations in Australia. Although these fungi produced Dichomera anamorphs in culture, they clustered within the Fusicoccum clade of Botryosphaeria based on their ITS sequence data. Four species, Botryosphaeria dothidea, B. parva, B. ribis and B. australis produced Dichomera conidia in culture. The Dichomera synanamorphs are described for these four species of Botryosphaeria. In addition, falling within the Fusicoccum clade of Botryosphaeria, two species were found to be distinct from previously described Botryosphaeria spp. based on their ITS sequences, but synonymous with D. versiformis and D. eucalypti. These observations are currently unique to isolates from host trees within the genus Eucalyptus in Australia, and the pleoanamorphic nature of these species is discussed.
Details
- Title
- Botryosphaeria species from Eucalyptus in Australia are pleoanamorphic, producing Dichomera synanamorphs in culture
- Authors/Creators
- P.A. Barber (Author/Creator) - La Trobe UniversityT.I. Burgess (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityG.E.St.J. Hardy (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityB. Slippers (Author/Creator) - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesP.J. Keane (Author/Creator) - La Trobe UniversityM.J. Wingfield (Author/Creator) - University of Pretoria
- Publication Details
- Mycological Research, Vol.109(12), pp.1347-1363
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005543848707891
- Copyright
- © The British Mycological Society
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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