Bipolaris marantae sp. nov., A Novel Helminthosporoid Species Causing Foliage Blight of the Garden Plant Maranta leuconeura in Brazil
Mycobiology
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: 123-128, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A severe leaf spot, turning to foliage blight, was observed on leaves of Maranta leuconeura growing in a garden in Brazil (state of Rio de Janeiro) in 2015. A dematiaceous hyphomycete bearing a morphology typical of a helminthosporoid fungi was regularly found in association with diseased tissues. The fungus was isolated and pathogenicity was demonstrated through the completion of Koch's postulates. A morphology and molecular analysis led to the conclusion that the fungus belonged to the genus Bipolaris, which is characterized by having fusiform conidia, externally thickened and truncate hila and a bipolar pattern of germination. Additionally, homology of internal transcribed spacer and GAPDH sequences with sequences of other Bipolaris species, confirmed its generic placement. A phylogenetic study also indicated clearly that the fungus on M. leuconeura is phylogenetically distinct from related species of this genus, leading to the proposal of the new species Bipolaris marantae.
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Assunto principal:
Filogenia
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Plantas
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Esporos Fúngicos
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Virulência
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Brasil
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Classificação
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Germinação
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Marantaceae
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Agricultura
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Fungos Mitospóricos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mycobiology
Ano de publicação:
2017
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