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Dothiorella vidmadera, a novel species from grapevines in Australia and notes on Spencermartinsia

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Strains of a coelomycete isolated from grapevine cankers in southeastern Australia and identified as Dothiorella iberica in previous studies are redescribed in this study as a novel species based on morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2), and partial sequences of the translation elongation factor 1-α and β-tubulin genes. Dothiorella vidmadera sp. nov. is most closely related to D. iberica, D. americana and D. sarmentorum, but differs in morphological characters and DNA sequences. All four species are known to be associated with Botryosphaeria dieback of grapevines. Additionally, an unidentified ascomycete isolated from dead wood of grapevines in Western Australia is described. Phylogenetically, strains were most closely related to Spencermartinsia viticola, and bore conidia with morphological characters and dimensions consistent with published descriptions. However, ascospores were shorter and narrower than previously reported and lacked the terminal apiculi that typify the genus.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by the Winegrowing Futures Program, a joint initiative between the NWGIC and the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC). F.P. Trouillas was the recipient of a GWRDC travel grant for the duration of these studies.

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  1. National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia

    Wayne M. Pitt

  2. Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, 4200 Highway 97, Box 5000, Summerland, BC, V0H1Z0, Canada

    Jose Ramon Úrbez-Torres

  3. Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

    Florent P. Trouillas

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Pitt, W.M., Úrbez-Torres, J.R. & Trouillas, F.P. Dothiorella vidmadera, a novel species from grapevines in Australia and notes on Spencermartinsia . Fungal Diversity 61, 209–219 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-013-0244-7

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