Journal article
Morphological and molecular diversity of Colletotrichum spp. causing pepper spot and anthracnose of lychee (Litchi chinensis) in Australia
Plant pathology, Vol.62(2), pp.279-288
03/2013
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Abstract
Since the 1980s a new disease has been affecting Australian lychee. Pepper spot appears as small, black superficial lesions on fruit, leaves, petioles and pedicels and is caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the same fungus that causes postharvest anthracnose of lychee fruit. The aim of this study was to determine if a new genotype of C.gloeosporioides is responsible for the pepper spot symptom. Morphological assessments, arbitrarily-primed PCR (ap-PCR) and DNA sequencing studies did not differentiate isolates of C.gloeosporioides from anthracnose and pepper spot lesions. The ap-PCR identified 21 different genotypes of C.gloeosporioides, three of which were predominant. A specific genotype identified using ap-PCR was associated with the production of the teleomorph in culture. Analysis of sequence data of ITS and -tubulin regions of representative isolates did not group the lychee isolates into a monophyletic clade; however, given the majority of the isolates were from one of three genotypes found using ap-PCR, the possibility of a lychee specific group of C.gloeosporioides is discussed.
Details
- Title
- Morphological and molecular diversity of Colletotrichum spp. causing pepper spot and anthracnose of lychee (Litchi chinensis) in Australia
- Creators
- J. M. Anderson - Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the ArtsE. A. B. Aitken - University of QueenslandE. K. Dann - Ecosci Precinct, Queensland Alliance Agr & Food Innovat, Dutton Pk, Qld 4102, AustraliaL. M. Coates - Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts
- Publication Details
- Plant pathology, Vol.62(2), pp.279-288
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Science and Innovation Award
- Identifiers
- 991013034985302368
- Academic Unit
- Science; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article