Morphology, Phylogeny and Pathogenicity of <i>Colletotrichum</i> <i>menglaense</i> sp. nov., Isolated from Air in China
Min Qiao,
Jie Li,
Lin-lin Fang,
Jian-ying Li,
Ze-fen Yu
Affiliations
Min Qiao
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
Jie Li
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
Lin-lin Fang
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
Jian-ying Li
Kunming Edible Fungi Institute of All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Kunming 650221, China
Ze-fen Yu
Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources, Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
A new species, Colletotrichum menglaense, isolated from air in Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, was characterized and described combining morphological characteristics and multigene phylogenetic analysis. Morphologically, it is characterized by oblong, sometimes slightly constricted, micro-guttulate conidia and simple obovoid to ellipsoidal appressoria. Phylogenetic analysis of the ITS, ACT, CHS, and GAPDH sequences showed that C. menglaense belongs to the C. gloeosporioides complex. The pathogenicity of C. menglaense on fruits of several crop plants, including strawberry, orange, grape, tomato, and blueberry, was tested and confirmed by the re-isolation of C. menglaense.
