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A new desert-dwelling oomycete, Pustula persica sp. nov., on Gymnarrhena micrantha (Asteraceae) from Iran

The obligate biotrophic oomycete genus Pustula is one of the four major linages of white blister rusts (Albuginaceae) identified so far. Species of the genus Pustula cause white blister rust on numerous genera in the asterids, represented by several phylogenetically distinct genus-specific lineages,...

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Autores principales: Mirzaee, Mohammad Reza, Ploch, Sebastian, Thines, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Mycological Society of Japan 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9721518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37092169
http://dx.doi.org/10.47371/mycosci.2021.03.006
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Sumario:The obligate biotrophic oomycete genus Pustula is one of the four major linages of white blister rusts (Albuginaceae) identified so far. Species of the genus Pustula cause white blister rust on numerous genera in the asterids, represented by several phylogenetically distinct genus-specific lineages, most of which still await formal description. Thus, the observation of the species of Pustula on the Asteraceae subfamily Gymnorhenoideae pointed out to the existence of a hitherto undescribed species. By the morphological and molecular phylogenetic investigation conducted in this study it is concluded that the pathogen on Gymnarrhena micrantha from Iran indeed represents a hitherto unknown species and is described as P. persica. This species has apparently adapted to desert condition and is, after Albugo arenosa, the second species of white blister rust from Iranian deserts, highlighting the adaptability of white blister rusts to hot and dry habitats.