title: Identification and Characterization of the Causal Organism of Gummy Stem Blight in the Muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.).
abstract: Gummy stem blight is a major foliar disease of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). In this study, morphological characteristics and rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences were analyzed to identify the causal organism of this disease. Morphological examination of the Jeonbuk isolate revealed that the percentage of monoseptal conidia ranged from 0% to 10%, and the average length × width of the conidia was 70 (± 0.96) × 32.0 (± 0.15) µm on potato dextrose agar. The BLAST analysis showed nucleotide gaps of 1/494, 2/492, and 1/478 with identities of 485/492 (98%), 492/494 (99%), 491/494 (99%), and 476/478 (99%). The similarity in sequence identity between the rDNA ITS region of the Jeonbuk isolate and other Didymella bryoniae from BLAST searches of GenBank was 100% and was 95.0% within the group. Nucleotide sequences of the rDNA ITS region from pure culture ranged from 98.2% to 99.8%. Phylogenetic analysis with related species of D. bryoniae revealed that D. bryoniae is a monophyletic group distinguishable from other Didymella spp., including Ascochyta pinodes, Mycosphaerella pinodes, M. zeae-maydis, D. pinodes, D. applanata, D. exigua, D. rabiei, D. lentis, D. fabae, and D. vitalbina. Phylogenetic analysis, based on rDNA ITS sequence, clearly distinguished D. bryoniae and Didymella spp. from the 10 other species studied. This study identified the Jeonbuk isolate to be D. bryoniae.
authors: Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Iksan 570-704, Korea.
authors: In Young
authors: IY
authors: Choi
authors: Jang Nam
authors: JN
authors: Choi
authors: Dong Chil
authors: DC
authors: Choi
authors: Praveen Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Sharma
authors: Wang Hyu
authors: WH
authors: Lee
keywords: Didymella bryoniae; Gummy stem blight; Muskmelon; rDNA ITS sequencing
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