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Evidence for a new lineage of primary ambrosia fungi in Geosmithia Pitt (Ascomycota: Hypocreales)
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SYSNO ASEP 0351222 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Evidence for a new lineage of primary ambrosia fungi in Geosmithia Pitt (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Author(s) Kolařík, Miroslav (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
Kirkendall, L. (NO)Source Title Fungal Biology. - : Elsevier - ISSN 1878-6146
Roč. 114, č. 8 (2010), s. 676-689Number of pages 14 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords beta-Tubulin ; Cnesinus lecontei ; Eupagiocerus dentipes Subject RIV EE - Microbiology, Virology CEZ AV0Z50200510 - MBU-M (2005-2011) UT WOS 000280928100009 DOI 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.06.005 Annotation Geosmithia is a genus of mitosporic filamentous fungi typically associated with phloeophagous bark beetles world-wide. During this study, the fungal associates of ambrosia Beatles Cnesinus lecontei, Eupagiocerus dentipes, and Microcorthylus sp. from Costa Rica, were studied using morphology and DNA sequences. Fungal associates belonged to four undescribed Geosmithia species. Geosmithia eupagioceri sp. nov. and G. microcorthyli sp. nov. are evidently primary ambrosia fungi of their respective vectors E. dentipes and Microcorthylus species. They both have convergently evolved distinct morphological adaptations including the production of large, solitary and globose conidia, and yeast-like cells. Tunnels of C. lecontei contained an undescribed Geosmithia species, but its nutritional importance for its vector is unclear. An auxiliary ambrosia fungus, Geosmithia rufescens sp. nov., was found associated with both G. eupagioceri and the Geosmithia species associated with C. lecontei Workplace Institute of Microbiology Contact Eliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231 Year of Publishing 2011
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