title: Characterization and Pathogenicity of Alternaria vanuatuensis, a New Record from Allium Plants in Korea and China.
abstract: Alternaria from different Allium plants was characterized by multilocus sequence analysis. Based on sequences of the β-tubulin (BT2b), the Alternaria allergen a1 (Alt a1), and the RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) genes and phylogenetic data analysis, isolates were divided into two groups. The two groups were identical to representative isolates of A. porri (EGS48-147) and A. vanuatuensis (EGS45-018). The conidial characteristics and pathogenicity of A. vanuatuensis also well supported the molecular characteristics. This is the first record of A. vanuatuensis E. G. Simmons & C. F. Hill from Korea and China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Mei Jia
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China.
authors.forename: Jian Xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Narayan Chandra
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Bioscience and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyang Burm
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: Allium plants; Alternaria vanuatuensis; China; Korea; Morphology; Phylogeny