Broad host range species in specialised pathogen groups should be treated with suspicion – a case study on Entyloma infecting Ranunculus
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Article Title | Broad host range species in specialised pathogen groups |
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ERA Journal ID | 44964 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kruse, J. (Author), Piatek, M. (Author), Lutz, M. (Author) and Thines, M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Persoonia |
Journal Citation | 41, pp. 175-201 |
Number of Pages | 27 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Naturalis Biodiversity Center |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0031-5850 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.09 |
Abstract | Plant pathogenic smut fungi in the broader sense can be divided into the Ustilaginomycetes, which cause classical smut symptoms with masses of blackish spores being produced in a variety of angiosperms, and the Exobasidiomycetes, which are often less conspicuous, as many do not shed large amounts of blackish spores. The leaf-spot causing members of the genus Entyloma (Entylomatales, Exobasidiomycetes) belong to the latter group. Currently, 172 species that all infect eudicots are included in the genus. Vánky (2012) recognised five Entyloma species on species of Ranunculus s.lat. Two have been reported only from Ficaria verna s.lat., while three, E. microsporum, E. ranunculi-repentis, E. verruculosum, have been reported to have a broad host range, encompassing 30, 26, and 5 species of Ranunculus, respectively. This broad host range is in contrast to the generally high host specificity assumed for species of Entyloma, indicating that they may represent complexes of specialised species. The aim of this study was to investigate Entyloma on Ranunculus s.lat. using multigene phylogenies and morphological comparisons. Phylogenetic analyses on the basis of up to four loci (ITS, atp2, ssc1, and map) showed a clustering of Entyloma specimens according to host species. For some of these Entyloma lineages, names not currently in use were available and reinstated. In addition, Entyloma microsporum s.str. is neotypified. Six novel species are described in this study, namely, Entyloma jolantae on Ranunculus oreophilus, E. klenkei on R. marginatus, E. kochmanii on R. lanuginosus, E. piepenbringiae on R. polyanthemos subsp. nemorosus (type host) and R. repens, E. savchenkoi on R. paludosus, and E. thielii on R. montanus. For all species diagnostic bases and morphological characteristics are provided. The results in this study once more highlight the importance of detailed re-investigation of broad host-range pathogens of otherwise specialised plant pathogen groups. |
Keywords | Entyloma microsporum complex; Entyloma ranunculi-repentis complex; host specificity; multigene analyses; new primers; six new taxa; smut fungi |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310407. Host-parasite interactions |
310705. Mycology | |
Byline Affiliations | Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany |
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland | |
Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q52z6/broad-host-range-species-in-specialised-pathogen-groups-should-be-treated-with-suspicion-a-case-study-on-entyloma-infecting-ranunculus
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