The Colletotrichum acutatum Species Complex as a Model System to Study Evolution and Host Specialization in Plant Pathogens

R Baroncelli, P Talhinhas, F Pensec… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Colletotrichum spp. infect a wide diversity of hosts, causing plant diseases on many
economically important crops worldwide. The genus contains approximately 189 species …

Colletotrichum caudatum sl is a species complex

JA Crouch - IMA fungus, 2014 - Springer
Colletotrichum caudatum sensu lato is a widespread fungal pathogen of warm-season
grasses. The fungus is easily differentiated from other Colletotrichum species through the …

Genus-Wide Comparative Genome Analyses of Colletotrichum Species Reveal Specific Gene Family Losses and Gains during Adaptation to Specific Infection …

P Gan, M Narusaka, N Kumakura… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Members from Colletotrichum genus adopt a diverse range of lifestyles during infection of
plants and represent a group of agriculturally devastating pathogens. In this study, we …

Colletotrichum higginsianum as a Model for Understanding Host–Pathogen Interactions: A Review

Y Yan, Q Yuan, J Tang, J Huang, T Hsiang… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Colletotrichum higginsianum is a hemibiotrophic ascomycetous fungus that causes
economically important anthracnose diseases on numerous monocot and dicot crops …

Gene family expansions and contractions are associated with host range in plant pathogens of the genus Colletotrichum

R Baroncelli, DB Amby, A Zapparata, S Sarrocco… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Many species belonging to the genus Colletotrichum cause anthracnose
disease on a wide range of plant species. In addition to their economic impact, the genus …

Species boundaries in plant pathogenic fungi: a Colletotrichum case study

F Liu, M Wang, U Damm, PW Crous, L Cai - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Accurate delimitation of plant pathogenic fungi is critical for the establishment of
quarantine regulations, screening for genetic resistance to plant pathogens, and the study of …

Colletotrichum: lifestyles, biology, morpho-species, species complexes and accepted species.

RS Jayawardena, CS Bhunjun, KD Hyde, E Gentekaki… - 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Colletotrichum is an important plant pathogenic genus that has undergone tremendous
taxonomic changes. Species of Colletotrichum also occur as endophytes, saprobes and …

Genotypic and phenotypic diversity in Colletotrichum acutatum, a cosmopolitan pathogen causing anthracnose on a wide range of hosts

S Sreenivasaprasad, P Talhinhas - Molecular plant pathology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Colletotrichum acutatum causes anthracnose on a wide range of hosts including woody and
herbaceous crops, ornamentals, fruits and conifers. Almond, citrus, lupin, olive and …

A polyphasic approach for studying Colletotrichum

L Cai, KD Hyde, PWJ Taylor, B Weir, J Waller… - Fungal …, 2009 - era.daf.qld.gov.au
Colletotrichum is the causal agent of anthracnose and other diseases on leaves, stems and
fruits of numerous plant species, including several important crops. Accurate species …

Pathogenic adaptations of Colletotrichum fungi revealed by genome wide gene family evolutionary analyses

X Liang, B Wang, Q Dong, L Li, JA Rollins, R Zhang… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The fungal genus Colletotrichum contains hemibiotrophic phytopathogens being highly
variable in host and tissue specificities. We sequenced a C. fructicola genome (1104–7) …