title: Alternaria jesenskae sp. nov., a new species from Slovakia on Fumana procumbens (Cistaceae).
abstract: Alternaria jesenskae sp. nov. recovered from seeds of a shrubby perennial plant Fumana procumbens (Cistaceae) in Slovakia is described and illustrated. The new taxon can be clearly separated from the other related large-spored and filament-beaked Alternaria species based on sequences of the ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2 region as well as by its distinctive morphology. Even though the molecular data have shown close relatedness with A. multirostrata, the new species is morphologically most similar to A. tomatophila distinguished primarily by the pronounced colony pigmentation, conidial septation and beak branching.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 71 Nitra, Slovak Republic. Roman.Labuda@uniag.sk
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labuda
authors.forename: Pavol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eliás
authors.forename: Hacer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sert
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sterflinger
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030601:Cistaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000235:genetics; D012639:Seeds / Q000382:microbiology; D018154:Slovakia
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S