What are fungal species and how to delineate them?

KWT Chethana, IS Manawasinghe, VG Hurdeal… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Recent advances in oomycete genomics

J McGowan, DA Fitzpatrick - Advances in genetics, 2020 - Elsevier
The oomycetes are a class of ubiquitous, filamentous microorganisms that include some of
the biggest threats to global food security and natural ecosystems. Within the oomycete …

[HTML][HTML] Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 4

Q Chen, M Bakhshi, Y Balci, KD Broders… - Studies in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY)
series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information about the pathology …

Phytophthora: an ancient, historic, biologically and structurally cohesive and evolutionarily successful generic concept in need of preservation

C Brasier, B Scanu, D Cooke, T Jung - IMA fungus, 2022 - Springer
The considerable economic and social impact of the oomycete genus Phytophthora is well
known. In response to evidence that all downy mildews (DMs) reside phylogenetically within …

MIDORI2: A collection of quality controlled, preformatted, and regularly updated reference databases for taxonomic assignment of eukaryotic mitochondrial sequences

M Leray, N Knowlton, RJ Machida - Environmental DNA, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of environmental DNA is increasingly used to characterize ecological
communities, but the effectiveness of this approach depends on the accuracy of taxonomic …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide forest surveys reveal forty-three new species in Phytophthora major Clade 2 with fundamental implications for the evolution and biogeography of …

T Jung, I Milenković, Y Balci, J Janoušek… - Studies in …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During 25 surveys of global Phytophthora diversity, conducted between 1998 and 2020, 43
new species were detected in natural ecosystems and, occasionally, in nurseries and …

Whole genome sequencing and phylogenomic analysis show support for the splitting of genus Pythium

HDT Nguyen, A Dodge, K Dadej, TL Rintoul… - Mycologia, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The genus Pythium (nom. cons.) sensu lato (sl) is composed of many important species of
plant pathogens. Early molecular phylogenetic studies suggested paraphyly of Pythium …

Unravelling hybridization in Phytophthora using phylogenomics and genome size estimation

K Van Poucke, A Haegeman, T Goedefroit, F Focquet… - IMA fungus, 2021 - Springer
The genus Phytophthora comprises many economically and ecologically important plant
pathogens. Hybrid species have previously been identified in at least six of the 12 …

Phytophthora palmivora–Cocoa Interaction

F Perrine-Walker - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phytophthora palmivora (Butler) is an hemibiotrophic oomycete capable of infecting over
200 plant species including one of the most economically important crops, Theobroma …

Names of phytopathogenic fungi: a practical guide

PW Crous, AY Rossman, MC Aime, WC Allen… - …, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Using the correct name for phytopathogenic fungi and oomycetes is essential for
communicating knowledge about species and their biology, control, and quarantine as well …