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Microsatellite and mating type markers reveal unexpected patterns of genetic diversity in the pine root‐infecting fungus Grosmannia alacris


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dc.contributorLori Eckhardt, eckhalg@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorDuong, Tuan A.
dc.creatorDe Beer, Z. Wilhelm
dc.creatorWingfield, Brenda D.
dc.creatorEckhardt, Lori G.
dc.creatorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-22T15:32:41Z
dc.date.available2021-03-22T15:32:41Z
dc.date.created2015
dc.identifier10.1111/ppa.12231en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ppa.12231en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/49977
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.35099/aurora-48
dc.description.abstractGrosmannia alacris is a fungus commonly associated with root‐infesting bark beetles occurring on Pinus spp. The fungus has been recorded in South Africa, the USA, France, Portugal and Spain and importantly, has been associated with pine root diseases in South Africa and the USA. Nothing is known regarding the population genetics or origin of G. alacris, although its association with root‐infesting beetles native to Europe suggests that it is an invasive alien in South Africa. In this study, microsatellite markers together with newly developed mating type markers were used to characterize a total of 170 isolates of G. alacris from South Africa and the USA. The results showed that the genotypic diversity of the South African population of G. alacris was very high when compared to the USA populations. Two mating types were also present in South African isolates and the MAT1‐1/MAT1‐2 ratio did not differ from 1:1 (χ2 = 1·39, P = 0·24). This suggests that sexual reproduction most probably occurs in the fungus in South Africa, although a sexual state has never been seen in nature. In contrast, the large collection of USA isolates harboured only a single mating type. The results suggest that multiple introductions, followed by random mating, have influenced the population structure in South Africa. In contrast, limited introductions of probably a single mating type (MAT1‐2) may best explain the clonality of USA populations.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.publisherBritish Society for Plant Pathologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPlant Pathologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1365-3059en_US
dc.rights© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectGrosmannia alacrisen_US
dc.subjectpine pathogenen_US
dc.subjectpopulation geneticsen_US
dc.subjectSSR markersen_US
dc.titleMicrosatellite and mating type markers reveal unexpected patterns of genetic diversity in the pine root‐infecting fungus Grosmannia alacrisen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume64en_US
dc.citation.issue1en_US
dc.citation.spage235en_US
dc.citation.epage242en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-3270-8199en_US

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