Journal
JOURNAL OF FUNGI
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof8030214
Keywords
Esteyea; Graphilbum; Graphium; Leptographium; Ophiostoma; taxonomy
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32071769, 31770682]
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The study aimed to identify the diversity of ophiostomatoid fungi associated with D. armandi infesting P. armandii in western China. Seven species belonging to five genera were identified, including three known species and two novel taxa. Ophiostoma shennongense was the dominant taxon. This study provides a valuable scientific theoretical basis for the occurrence and management of D. armandi in the future.
Pinus armandii (P. armandii) is extensively abundant in western China and, as a pioneer tree, and prominently influences local ecology. However, pine forests in this region have been significantly damaged by Dendroctonus armandi (D. armandi) infestations, in close association with ophiostomatoid fungi. This study aimed to identify the diversity of ophiostomatoid fungi associated with D. armandi infesting P. armandii in western China. A total of 695 ophiostomatoid fungal strains were isolated from 1040 tissue pieces from D. armandi galleries and 89 adult beetles at four sites. In this study, based on multiloci DNA sequence data, as well as morphological and physiological characteristics, seven species belonging to five genera were identified including three known species, Esteyea vermicola, Graphium pseudormiticum and L. wushanense, two novel taxa, Graphilbum parakesiyea and Ophiostoma shennongense, and an unidentified Ophiostoma sp. 1. A neotype of Leptographium qinlingense. Ophiostoma shennongense was the dominant taxon (78.99%) in the ophiostomatoid community. This study provides a valuable scientific theoretical basis for the occurrence and management of D. armandi in the future.
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