Multilocus sequence analysis of Fusarium pseudograminearum reveals a single phylogenetic species |
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Authors: | Jason B Scott Sukumar Chakraborty |
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Institution: | aCSIRO Plant Industry, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia |
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Abstract: | Fusarium pseudograminearum causes crown rot of wheat in Australia and most other wheat growing regions, but its evolutionary history is largely unknown. We demonstrate for the first time that F. pseudograminearum is a single phylogenetic species without consistent lineage development across genes. Isolates of F. pseudograminearum, F. graminearum sensu lato, and F. cerealis, were collected from four countries and four single copy, nuclear genes were partially sequenced, aligned with previously published sequences of these and related species, and analysed by maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference. Evolutionary divergence varied between genes, with high phylogenetic incongruence occurring between the gene genealogies. The absence of geographic differentiation between isolates indicates that the introduction of new fungal strains to a region has the potential to introduce new pathogenic and toxigenic genes into the native population through sexual recombination. |
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Keywords: | Crown rot Fusarium pseudograminearum Plant pathology Phylogeny |
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