Notes for genera: Ascomycota

NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, KC Rajeshkumar… - Fungal diversity, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

Importance of molecular data to identify fungal plant pathogens and guidelines for pathogenicity testing based on Koch's postulates

CS Bhunjun, AJL Phillips, RS Jayawardena… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem, but they can also cause mild and
severe plant diseases. Plant diseases are caused by a wide array of fungal groups that …

Alternaria redefined

JHC Woudenberg, JZ Groenewald, M Binder… - Studies in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Alternaria is a ubiquitous fungal genus that includes saprobic, endophytic and pathogenic
species associated with a wide variety of substrates. In recent years, DNA-based studies …

Biodiversity and taxonomy of the pleomorphic genus Alternaria

DP Lawrence, F Rotondo, PB Gannibal - Mycological progress, 2016 - Springer
The genus Alternaria, alternarioid hyphomycetes, comprise a biologically, ecologically, and
morphologically rich group of fungi that has suffered from taxonomic flux for many years. The …

Delimitation of Neonectria and Cylindrocarpon (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota) and related genera with Cylindrocarpon-like anamorphs

P Chaverri, C Salgado, Y Hirooka… - Studies in …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Neonectria is a cosmopolitan genus and it is, in part, defined by its link to the anamorph
genus Cylindrocarpon. Neonectria has been divided into informal groups on the basis of …

[HTML][HTML] Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 3

Y Marin-Felix, M Hernández-Restrepo… - Studies in mycology, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper represents the third contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi
(GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions, information about the …

Identifying and naming plant-pathogenic fungi: past, present, and future

PW Crous, DL Hawksworth… - Annual Review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Scientific names are crucial in communicating knowledge about fungi. In plant pathology,
they link information regarding the biology, host range, distribution, and potential risk. Our …

Alternaria species and their associated mycotoxins

VEF Pinto, A Patriarca - Mycotoxigenic Fungi: Methods and Protocols, 2017 - Springer
The genus Alternaria includes more than 250 species. The traditional methods for
identification of Alternaria species are based on morphological characteristics of the …

Toxigenic Alternaria species: impact in cereals worldwide

SM Tralamazza, KC Piacentini, CHT Iwase… - Current opinion in food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Alternaria is a plant pathogen affecting a diverse range of cereals worldwide.•
Phylogenetic studies divided the genus Alternaria into 27 sections.•Controversial studies …

Characterization of Alternaria strains from Argentinean blueberry, tomato, walnut and wheat

B Andersen, KF Nielsen, VF Pinto… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Alternaria species have the ability to produce a variety of secondary metabolite, which plays
important roles in food safety. Argentina is the second largest exporter of fresh and …