Epitypification of Ceratocystis fimbriata

dc.contributor.authorMarincowitz, Seonju
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Irene
dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Z. Wilhelm
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.contributor.emailseonju.marincowitz@fabi.up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T09:09:32Z
dc.date.available2021-04-14T09:09:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractCeratocystis accommodates many important pathogens of agricultural crops and woody plants. Ceratocystis fimbriata, the type species of the genus is based on a type that is unsuitable for a precise application and interpretation of the species. This is because no culture or DNA data exist for the type specimen. The aim of this study was to select a reference specimen that can serve to stabilize the name of this important fungus. We selected a strain, CBS 114723, isolated from sweet potato in North Carolina, USA, in 1998 for this purpose. The strain was selected based on the availability of a living culture in a public depository. A draft genome sequence is also available for this strain. Its morphological characteristics were studied and compared with the existing and unsuitable type specimen as well as with the original descriptions of C. fimbriata. The selected strain fits the existing concept of the species fully and we have consequently designated it as an epitype to serve as a reference specimen for C. fimbriata.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_ZA
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP), DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://fuse-journal.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMarincowitz S, Barnes I, de Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ (2020). Epitypification of Ceratocystis fimbriata. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 6: 289–298. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2020.06.14.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2589-3823 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2589-3831 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3114/fuse.2020.06.14
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79431
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Instituteen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Instituteen_ZA
dc.subjectCeratocystidaceaeen_ZA
dc.subjectIpomoea batatasen_ZA
dc.subjectMicroascalesen_ZA
dc.subjectNomenclatureen_ZA
dc.titleEpitypification of Ceratocystis fimbriataen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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