Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree
Eucalyptus trees, mostly native to Australia, are widely planted in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere for the production of wood and pulp. Worldwide surveys of diseases on these trees have yielded a large collection of Ceratocystis isolates from dying trees or from wounds on their stems. The aim o...
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| author | M. van Wyk J. Roux G. Kamgan Nkuekam B.D. Wingfield M.J. Wingfield |
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| description | Eucalyptus trees, mostly native to Australia, are widely planted in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere for the production of wood and pulp. Worldwide surveys of diseases on these trees have yielded a large collection of Ceratocystis isolates from dying trees or from wounds on their stems. The aim of this study was to characterise these isolates and to consider their relatedness to each other. Culture appearance, morphological features and a distinctive fruity odour in all cultures were typical of species in the Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato (s. lat.) complex. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences for the combined ITS, βt-1 and TEF1-α gene regions revealed a genetically diverse group of isolates residing in a single large clade, that were distinct from all other species in the C. fimbriata s. lat. complex. Based on morphology and phylogenetic inference, the Eucalyptus isolates are recognised as closely related. The South African isolates are described here as a new species, C. eucalypticola. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b12f09e8d925413fbebcd95909eff1532025-02-02T13:33:12ZengBMCIMA Fungus2210-63402210-63592012-06-01314558Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this treeM. van WykJ. RouxG. Kamgan NkuekamB.D. WingfieldM.J. WingfieldEucalyptus trees, mostly native to Australia, are widely planted in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere for the production of wood and pulp. Worldwide surveys of diseases on these trees have yielded a large collection of Ceratocystis isolates from dying trees or from wounds on their stems. The aim of this study was to characterise these isolates and to consider their relatedness to each other. Culture appearance, morphological features and a distinctive fruity odour in all cultures were typical of species in the Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato (s. lat.) complex. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences for the combined ITS, βt-1 and TEF1-α gene regions revealed a genetically diverse group of isolates residing in a single large clade, that were distinct from all other species in the C. fimbriata s. lat. complex. Based on morphology and phylogenetic inference, the Eucalyptus isolates are recognised as closely related. The South African isolates are described here as a new species, C. eucalypticola.http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ima/imafung/2012/00000003/00000001/art00018canker stain diseasesMicroascalestree pathogenswounds |
| spellingShingle | M. van Wyk J. Roux G. Kamgan Nkuekam B.D. Wingfield M.J. Wingfield Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree IMA Fungus canker stain diseases Microascales tree pathogens wounds |
| title | Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| title_full | Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| title_fullStr | Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| title_short | Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| title_sort | ceratocystis eucalypticola sp nov from eucalyptus in south africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree |
| topic | canker stain diseases Microascales tree pathogens wounds |
| url | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ima/imafung/2012/00000003/00000001/art00018 |
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