Sporothrix eucalypti (sp. nov.), a shoot and leaf pathogen ofEucalyptus in South Africa |
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| Authors: | Michael J Wingfield Dr Pedro W Crous Wijnand J Swart |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa;(2) Department of Plant Pathology, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa;(3) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | A species ofSporothrix was consistently isolated from leaf spots and serious shoot infections on a clone ofEucalyptus grandis in Northern Natal, South Africa. The fungus was morphologically distinct from other species in the genus and is consequently described as a new taxon,S. eucalypti. Sporothrix eucalypti was shown to be highly virulent in pathogenicity tests on a number ofE. grandis clones. Significant differences amongst susceptibility of clones were also detected in these tests.Sporothrix eucalypti represents a new pathogen ofEucalyptus that has the potential to cause substantial damage to this host in South Africa and probably elsewhere in the world. |
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| Keywords: | Eucalyptus shoot and leaf pathogen Sporothrix eucalypti |
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