Cytospora elaeagnicola sp. nov. Associated with Narrow-leaved Oleaster Canker Disease in China.

In this study, three fresh strains were isolated from the symptomatic branches of Elaeagnus angustifolia in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Morphological observation and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, ACT and RPB2) support these specimens are best accommodated as a distinct novel species of Cytospora. Cytospora elaeagnicola sp. nov. is introduced, having discoid, nearly flat, pycnidial conidiomata with hyaline, allantoid conidia, and differs from its relatives genetically and by host association. PMID: 31620308 [PubMed]
Source: Mycobiology - Category: Biology Tags: Mycobiology Source Type: research