A phylogenetic analysis of Mycosphaerellaceae leaf spot pathogens of Proteaceae

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor J.E.
dc.contributor.authorGroenewald J.Z.E.
dc.contributor.authorCrous P.W.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:24Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:24Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractMany plant pathogenic foliicolous fungi recorded on Proteaceae hosts in South Africa are reminiscent of members of the Mycosphaerellaceae and their anamorphs. However, these fungi are often unusual and specific to the Proteaceae, and have proved difficult to classify in the past. To address this issue, a phylogenetic analysis of the ITS-1, 5.8S and ITS-2 DNA sequence data was performed to determine relationships between members of the Mycosphaerellaceae and some taxa apparently unique to the Proteaceae. Results from this study have confirmed Batcheloromyces to be affiliated to the Mycosphaerellaceae. Within Mycosphaerella, Batcheloromyces was also shown to be distinct from Stigmina, which clustered separately from Pseudocercospora. The separation between Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria (anamorph Trimmatostroma) was shown to be artificial, which was further supported by several Trimmatostroma species clustering within Mycosphaerella. From these data it is concluded that Teratosphaeria should be reduced to synonymy under Mycosphaerella, and that Trimmatostroma represents yet another additional anamorph of Mycosphaerella.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationMycological Research
dc.identifier.citation107
dc.identifier.citation6
dc.identifier.issn9537562
dc.identifier.other10.1017/S0953756203007950
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10382
dc.subjectfungal DNA
dc.subjectribosomal spacer DNA
dc.subjectRNA 5.8S
dc.subjectfungus
dc.subjectpathogen
dc.subjectphylogeny
dc.subjecttaxonomy
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectAscomycetes
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectDNA sequence
dc.subjectgenetics
dc.subjectmicrobiology
dc.subjectmolecular genetics
dc.subjectnucleotide sequence
dc.subjectphylogeny
dc.subjectplant disease
dc.subjectplant leaf
dc.subjectProteaceae
dc.subjectAscomycota
dc.subjectDNA, Fungal
dc.subjectDNA, Ribosomal Spacer
dc.subjectMolecular Sequence Data
dc.subjectPhylogeny
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectPlant Leaves
dc.subjectProteaceae
dc.subjectRNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S
dc.subjectSequence Analysis, DNA
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectAscomycota
dc.subjectBatcheloromyces
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectMycosphaerella
dc.subjectMycosphaerellaceae
dc.subjectProteaceae
dc.subjectPseudocercospora
dc.subjectStigmina
dc.subjectTeratosphaeria
dc.subjectTrimmatostroma
dc.titleA phylogenetic analysis of Mycosphaerellaceae leaf spot pathogens of Proteaceae
dc.typeArticle
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