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Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback disease of mango (Mangifera indica) in Egypt

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Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a plurivorous pathogen of tropical and subtropical woody and fruit trees. In 2010, an investigation of mango plantations in Egypt resulted in the isolation of 26 Lasiodiplodia isolates that, based on previous reports from literature, were tentatively identified as L. theobromae. The aim of this study was to clarify the taxonomy of these isolates based on morphology and DNA sequence data (ITS and TEF1-α). In addition to L. theobromae, a new species, namely L. egyptiacae, was identified. Furthermore, L. pseudotheobromae is also newly recorded on mango in Egypt. Pathogenicity tests with all recognised species showed that they are able to cause dieback disease symptoms on mango seedlings.

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This work was partially funded by the CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS), Utrecht, the Netherlands, University of Catania, Italy, and the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Giza, Egypt. The first author would like to thank all the staff at the CBS for their guidance and technical support.

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  1. Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre, 12619, Giza, Egypt

    A. M. Ismail

  2. Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali Sez. Patologia Vegetale, 95123, Catania, Italy

    G. Cirvilleri & G. Polizzi

  3. CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    P. W. Crous, J. Z. Groenewald & L. Lombard

  4. Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    P. W. Crous

  5. Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    P. W. Crous

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Ismail, A.M., Cirvilleri, G., Polizzi, G. et al. Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback disease of mango (Mangifera indica) in Egypt. Australasian Plant Pathol. 41, 649–660 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-012-0163-1

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