title: Huntiella decorticans sp. nov. (Ceratocystidaceae) associated with dying Nothofagus in Patagonia.
abstract: During a survey of ophiostomatoid fungi in native forests of southern Argentina, several isolates of Huntiella species were obtained from Nothofagus trees. Sequences of multiple gene regions were used to identify these fungi, and their pathogenicity was tested on N. pumilio and N. dombeyi. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a novel taxon described here as H. decorticans sp. nov. Inoculations on N. dombeyi and N. pumilio in the forest showed that H. decorticans is able to produce localized lesions on healthy Nothofagus trees.
authors: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro Forestal CIEFAP, Ruta 259 km 4 Esquel, Chubut, CP 9200, Argentina aderrasti@ciefap.org.ar.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: de Errasti
authors: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa.
authors: Z W
authors: ZW
authors: de Beer
authors: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro Forestal CIEFAP, Ruta 259 km 4 Esquel, Chubut, CP 9200, Argentina.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rajchenberg
authors: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa.
authors: M P A
authors: MP
authors: Coetzee
authors: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Wingfield
authors: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Roux
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
keywords: Ceratocystis; canker; nitidulid beetles; pressure pad