Ceratocystis quercicola sp. nov. from Quercus variabilis in Korea
Mycobiology
; : 245-251, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
During a survey of putative fungal pathogens infecting oak trees in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea, a fungus resembling a Ceratocystis sp. was repeatedly isolated from natural wounds on Quercus variabilis. Morphological comparisons and DNA sequence comparisons based on partial b-tubulin and TEF-1a gene regions showed that the fungus resided in a distinct lineage. This novel Ceratocystis species is described here as C. quercicola sp. nov. This is the first novel species of Ceratocystis to be reported from Korea. A pathogenicity test showed that it can cause lesions on inoculated trees but that it had a very low level of aggressiveness. The discovery of this fungus suggests that additional taxa residing inCeratocystis are likely to be discovered in Korea in the future.
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Mycobiology
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2020
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