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Abstract
Bipolaris species exhibit various ecological roles, including plant pathogens, epiphytes, saprophytes, or endophytes, primarily associated with poaceous hosts, including cultivated cereals. Iran is known for its diverse climates and rich flora, which serve as a hotspot for fungal diversity. In this study, to determine the species diversity of Bipolaris associated with members of the Poales and Asparagales plant orders, samples with leaf and stem lesion symptoms were collected from these plants across various locations in Iran between 2010 and 2022. Based on the morphological characteristics and multi-locus phylogeny (ITS-rDNA, GAPDH, and TEF1), nine Bipolaris species were identified: Bipolaris avrinica sp. nov., Bipolaris azarbaijanica sp. nov., Bipolaris banihashemii sp. nov., Bipolaris hedjaroudei sp. nov., Bipolaris hemerocallidis sp. nov., Bipolaris iranica sp. nov., Bipolaris persica sp. nov., Bipolaris crotonis, and Bipolaris salkadehensis. B. crotonis represents a new record for Iran's funga, while B. salkadehensis has been documented on several new hosts globally. The study provides detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of all identified species, along with insights into their habitats, distributions, and phylogenetic relationships within the Bipolaris genus. This study also emphasizes the need for further research into fungal biodiversity in Iran and provides significant data on the distribution and host range of Bipolaris species.
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology is a leading specialty journal, publishing rigorously peer-reviewed research across all pathogenic microorganisms and their interaction with their hosts. Chief Editor Yousef Abu Kwaik, University of Louisville is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology includes research on bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, endosymbionts, prions and all microbial pathogens as well as the microbiota and its effect on health and disease in various hosts. The research approaches include molecular microbiology, cellular microbiology, gene regulation, proteomics, signal transduction, pathogenic evolution, genomics, structural biology, and virulence factors as well as model hosts. Areas of research to counteract infectious agents by the host include the host innate and adaptive immune responses as well as metabolic restrictions to various pathogenic microorganisms, vaccine design and development against various pathogenic microorganisms, and the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and its countermeasures.