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Identification of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia

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Collections of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia have previously been identified as Puccinia allii. These identifications are unsatisfactory as P. allii is a species complex that has yet to be taxonomically resolved. Some of the cryptic species in this complex may represent new introductions and have potential biosecurity consequences for Australia. A combined morphological and molecular approach has been used to identify the species of rust on Allium collected in Australia. Three different species of rust, Puccinia alli sensu lato, P. allii sensu Gäumann (1959) and P. mixta, were identified based on the morphology of urediniospores and teliospores, and analyses of the internal transcribed spacer and large subunit regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA. One of these species, P. mixta, may not be established in Australia. The taxonomy of rusts on Allium is discussed.

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Funding provided by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited project number VN13001 is gratefully acknowledged. This work was partly funded by the Australian Biological Resources Study, grant number RFL212-33.

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  1. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Ecosciences Precinct, The University of Queensland, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia

    Alistair R. McTaggart, Terri L. Weese & Andrew D. W. Geering

  2. Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Private Bag X20, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa

    Alistair R. McTaggart

  3. Plant Pathology Herbarium, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia

    Roger G. Shivas, Chanintorn Doungsa-ard & Dean R. Beasley

  4. Plant Health and Biosecurity, SARDI, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia

    Barbara H. Hall

  5. Metcalf Bio Control, 211 Wyre Forest Road, Molesworth, TAS, 7140, Australia

    Dean A. Metcalf

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McTaggart, A.R., Shivas, R.G., Doungsa-ard, C. et al. Identification of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathol. 45, 581–592 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-016-0445-0

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