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dc.contributor.author | Guarnaccia, Vladimiro![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Polizzi, G.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Crous, Pedro W.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-12T14:24:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-12T14:24:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | Species of Colletotrichum are considered important plant pathogens, saprobes, and endophytes on a wide range of plant hosts. Several species are well-known on citrus, either as agents of pre- or post-harvest infections, such as anthracnose, postbloom fruit drop, tear stain and stem-end rot on fruit, or as wither-tip of twigs. In this study we explored the occurrence, diversity and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum spp. associated with Citrus and allied genera in European orchards, nurseries and gardens. Surveys were carried out during 2015 and 2016 in Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain. A total of 174 Colletotrichum strains were isolated from symptomatic leaves, fruits, petals and twigs. A multi-locus phylogeny was established based on seven genomic loci (ITS, GAPDH, ACT, CAL, CHS-1, HIS3 and TUB2), and the morphological characters of the isolates determined. Preliminary pathogenicity tests were performed on orange fruits with representative isolates. Colletotrichum strains were identified as members of three major species complexes. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides s.str. and two novel species (C. helleniense and C. hystricis) were identified in the C. gloeosporioides species complex. Colletotrichum karstii, C. novae-zelandiae and two novel species (C. catinaense and C. limonicola) in the C. boninense species complex, and C. acutatum s.str. was also isolated as member of C. acutatum species complex. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. karstii were the predominant species of Colletotrichum isolated. This study represents the first report of C. acutatum on citrus in Europe, and the first detection of C. novae-zelandiae from outside New Zealand. Pathogenicity tests revealed C. gloeosporioides s.str. to be the most virulent species on fruits. The present study improves our understanding of species associated with several disease symptoms on citrus fruits and plants, and provides useful information for effective disease management. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Microbiology and Plant Pathology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.persoonia.org | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/pimj | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Guarnaccia, V., Groenewald, J.Z., Polizzi, G. & Crous, P.W. 2017, 'High species diversity in Colletotrichum associated with citrus diseases in Europe', Persoonia, vol. 39, pp. 32-50. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-5850 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-9080 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.3767/persoonia.2017.39.02 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63929 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Naturalis Biodiversity Center | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2017 Naturalis Biodiversity Center & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.orglicenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode). | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Anthracnose | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Citrus | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Multi-locus sequence typing | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Pathogenicity | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Primer sets | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Gloeosporioide | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Field crops | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Causal agent | en_ZA |
dc.subject | C. simmondsii | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Molecular characterization | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Stem-end rot | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Postbloom fruit drop | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Key lime anthracnose (KLA) | en_ZA |
dc.title | High species diversity in Colletotrichum associated with citrus diseases in Europe | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |