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Colletotrichum echinochloae, a new species on Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa utilis)

Mycoscience volume 50, pages 273–280 (2009)Cite this article

Abstract

Five isolates of a species of Colletotrichum were collected from Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa utilis) in Japan. Although the fungus had once been identi-fied as C. graminicola sensu lato, it was clearly different from C. graminicola isolated from maize (Zea mays) in its falcate and short conidia, 18.0–22.2 μm in length, cultural characteristics, and specific pathogenicity to E. utilis. Moreover, molecular phylogenetic analyses using sequences of rDNA-ITS, HMG, and SOD2 indicated a monophyly of the isolates. A new species, Colletotrichum echinochloae, is then proposed based on the morphological, pathological, and molecular characteristics.

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  1. Hokuriku Research Center, National Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Joetsu, Niigata, 943-0193, Japan

    Jouji Moriwaki

  2. Nasu Research Station, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan

    Takao Tsukiboshi

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Moriwaki, J., Tsukiboshi, T. Colletotrichum echinochloae, a new species on Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa utilis). Mycoscience 50, 273–280 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-009-0485-1

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