P.W. Crous
A5014452233- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
2015-2024
Utrecht University
2015-2024
University of Pretoria
2015-2024
Wageningen University & Research
2015-2024
Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch
2023
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
2023
Cornell University
2022
Biodiversity Research Institute
2022
Education Department of Fujian Province
2022
Government of Jiangsu Province
2022
Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential barcodes for Fungi , the second largest kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 used animal barcode was excluded marker, because it is difficult to amplify in fungi, often includes large introns, and can be insufficiently variable. Three subunits from nuclear ribosomal RNA cistron compared together with three representative protein-coding genes (largest...
Colletotrichum acutatum is known as an important anthracnose pathogen of a wide range host plants worldwide. Numerous studies have reported subgroups within the C. species complex. Multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis (ITS, ACT, TUB2, CHS-1, GAPDH, HIS3) 331 strains previously identified and other related taxa, including from numerous hosts with geographic distributions, confirmed groups recognised series novel taxa. Thirty-one are accepted, which 21 not been recognised. orchidophilum...
In this paper we give an account of the genera and species in Botryosphaeriaceae.We consider morphological characters alone as inadequate to define or identify species, given confusion it has repeatedly introduced past, their variation during development, inevitable overlap representation grows.Thus seems likely that all older taxa linked Botryosphaeriaceae, for which cultures DNA sequence data are not available, cannot be family known from culture.Such will have disregarded future use...
Botryosphaeria is a species-rich genus with cosmopolitan distribution, commonly associated dieback and cankers of woody plants. As many as 18 anamorph genera have been Botryosphaeria, most which reduced to synonymy under Diplodia (conidia mostly ovoid, pigmented, thick-walled), or Fusicoccum fusoid, hyaline, thin-walled). However, there are numerous conidial anamorphs having morphological characteristics intermediate between Fusicoccum, several records species outside the Botryosphaeriaceae...
Species identification lies at the heart of biodiversity studies that has in recent years favoured DNA-based approaches. Microbial Biological Resource Centres are a rich source for diverse and high-quality reference materials microbiology, yet strains preserved these biobanks have been exploited only on limited scale to generate DNA barcodes. As part project funded Netherlands barcode specimens major national biobanks, sequences two nuclear ribosomal genetic markers, Internal Transcribed...
Alternaria is a ubiquitous fungal genus that includes saprobic, endophytic and pathogenic species associated with wide variety of substrates. In recent years, DNA-based studies revealed multiple non-monophyletic genera within the complex, clades do not always correlate to species-groups based on morphological characteristics. The complex currently comprises nine eight sections. aim this study was delineate phylogenetic lineages allied nucleotide sequence data parts 18S nrDNA, 28S ITS, GAPDH,...
We present a 6-gene, 420-species maximum-likelihood phylogeny of Ascomycota, the largest phylum Fungi. This analysis is most taxonomically complete to date with species sampled from all 15 currently circumscribed classes. A number superclass-level nodes that have previously evaded resolution and were unnamed in classifications Fungi are resolved for first time. Based on 6-gene we conducted phylogenetic informativeness 6 genes series ancestral character state reconstructions focused...
A monographic revision of the hyphomycete genus Cladosporium s. lat. (Cladosporiaceae, Capnodiales) is presented. It includes a detailed historic overview and allied genera, with notes on their phylogeny, systematics ecology. True species str. (anamorphs Davidiella), are characterised by having coronate conidiogenous loci conidial hila, i.e., convex central dome surrounded raised periclinal rim. Recognised treated illustrated line drawings photomicrographs (light as well scanning electron...
We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA, TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates 41 families (six newly described in this volume) Dothideomycetes.All currently accepted orders the class are represented first time addition to numerous previously unplaced lineages.Subclass Pleosporomycetidae is expanded include aquatic order Jahnulales.An ancestral reconstruction of basic nutritional modes supports transitions saprobic life histories plant associated...
ABSTRACT Because less than one-third of clinically relevant fusaria can be accurately identified to species level using phenotypic data (i.e., morphological recognition), we constructed a three-locus DNA sequence database facilitate molecular identification the 69 Fusarium associated with human or animal mycoses encountered in clinical microbiology laboratories. The comprises partial sequences from three nuclear genes: translation elongation factor 1α ( EF-1α ), largest subunit RNA...
The cosmopolitan fungal genus Alternaria consists of multiple saprophytic and pathogenic species. Based on phylogenetic morphological studies, the is currently divided into 26 sections. sect. contains most small-spored species with concatenated conidia, including important plant, human postharvest pathogens. Species within have been mostly described based morphology / or host-specificity, yet molecular variation between them minimal. To investigate whether morphospecies are supported by...
The aim of this study was to assess potential candidate gene regions and corresponding universal primer pairs as secondary DNA barcodes for the fungal kingdom, additional ITS rDNA primary barcode. Amplification efficiencies 14 (partially) targeting eight genetic markers were tested across > 1 500 species (1 931 strains or specimens) outcomes almost twenty thousand (19 577) polymerase chain reactions evaluated. We several well-known that amplify: i) sections nuclear ribosomal RNA large...
We present an expanded multigene phylogeny of the Dothideomycetes. The final data matrix consisted four loci (nuc SSU rDNA, nuc LSU TEF1, RPB2) for 96 taxa, representing five seven orders in current classification Dothideomycetes and several outgroup taxa representative major clades Pezizomycotina. resulting differentiated two main dothideomycete lineages comprising pseudoparaphysate Pleosporales aparaphysate Dothideales. propose subclasses Pleosporomycetidae (order Pleosporales)...
Although only recently described, Colletotrichum boninense is well established in literature as an anthracnose pathogen or endophyte of a diverse range host plants worldwide. It especially prominent on members Amaryllidaceae, Orchidaceae, Proteaceae and Solanaceae. Reports from preliminary studies using ITS sequence data indicated that C. represents species complex. A multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis (ITS, ACT, TUB2, CHS-1, GAPDH, HIS3, CAL) 86 strains previously identified other...
DNA phylogenetic comparisons have shown that morphology-based species recognition often underestimates fungal diversity. Therefore, the need for accurate sequence data, tied to both correct taxonomic names and clearly annotated specimen has never been greater. Furthermore, growing number of molecular ecology microbiome projects using high-throughput sequencing require fast effective methods en masse assignments. In this article, we focus on selecting re-annotating a set marker reference...
True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (e.g. Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the second largest group of based on global richness estimates, with around 3 million predicted species. Compared to plants animals, have simple body plans often morphologically ecologically obscure structures. This poses challenges for accurate precise identifications. Here we provide a conceptual framework identification fungi, encouraging approach integrative (polyphasic) taxonomy species delimitation, i.e....
The Amsterdam Declaration on Fungal Nomenclature was agreed at an international symposium convened in 19-20 April 2011 under the auspices of International Commission Taxonomy Fungi (ICTF). purpose to address issue whether or how current system naming pleomorphic fungi should be maintained changed now that molecular data are routinely available. is urgent as mycologists currently follow different practices, and no consensus achieved by a Special Committee appointed 2005 Botanical Congress...
The ascomycete family Nectriaceae (Hypocreales) includes numerous important plant and human pathogens, as well several species used extensively in industrial commercial applications biodegraders biocontrol agents. Members of the are unified by phenotypic characters such uniloculate ascomata that yellow, orange-red to purple, with phialidic asexual morphs. generic concepts poorly defined, since DNA sequence data have not been available for many these genera. To address this issue we performed...
Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) is introduced as a new series publications in order to provide stable platform for the taxonomy phytopathogenic fungi. This first paper focuses on 21 genera fungi: Bipolaris , Boeremia Calonectria Ceratocystis Cladosporium Colletotrichum Coniella Curvularia Monilinia Neofabraea Neofusicoccum Pilidium Pleiochaeta Plenodomus Protostegia Pseudopyricularia Puccinia Saccharata Thyrostroma Venturia and Wilsonomyces . For each genus, morphological description...