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Diverse Colletotrichum species cause anthracnose of tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) in China.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2016 Oct 26; Vol. 6, pp. 35287. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Oct 26. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum is one of the most severe diseases that can afflict Camellia sinensis. However, research on the diversity and geographical distribution of Colletotrichum in China remain limited. In this study, 106 Colletotrichum isolates were collected from diseased leaves of Ca. sinensis cultivated in the 15 main tea production provinces in China. Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis coupled with morphological identification showed that the collected isolates belonged to 11 species, including 6 known species (C. camelliae, C. cliviae, C. fioriniae, C. fructicola, C. karstii, and C. siamense), 3 new record species (C. aenigma, C. endophytica, and C. truncatum), 1 novel species (C. wuxiense), and 1 indistinguishable strain, herein described as Colletotrichum sp. Of these species, C. camelliae and C. fructicola were the dominant species causing anthracnose in Ca. sinensis. In addition, our study provided further evidence that phylogenetic analysis using a combination of ApMat and GS sequences can be used to effectively resolve the taxonomic relationships within the C. gloeosporioides species complex. Finally, pathogenicity tests suggested that C. camelliae, C. aenigma, and C. endophytica are more invasive than other species after the inoculation of the leaves of Ca. sinensis.
- Subjects :
- Biodiversity
China
Colletotrichum classification
Colletotrichum isolation & purification
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Mycological Typing Techniques
Plant Leaves microbiology
Camellia sinensis microbiology
Colletotrichum genetics
Colletotrichum pathogenicity
DNA, Fungal genetics
Phylogeny
Plant Diseases microbiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27782129
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35287