Tanay Bose, Christoffel F. J. Spies, Almuth Hammerbacher, Teresa A. Coutinho
{"title":"Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Tanay Bose, Christoffel F. J. Spies, Almuth Hammerbacher, Teresa A. Coutinho","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01926-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01926-0","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Phytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant threat to plants in various ecosystems, including agriculture, forest plantations, and natural environments. In sub-Saharan Africa, a total of 77 Phytophthora species have been identified and this review aims to provide an overview of the species diversity and progress of Phytophthora research in this region. Numerous important studies have been carried out in this region, contributing significantly to our understanding of Phytophthora in various research fields. However, compared to global data, the advancement of Phytophthora research in sub-Saharan Africa has been relatively slow. This is evident from the fact that some countries in the region have yet to report the presence of Phytophthora species. Thus, this review also highlights critical research gaps, particularly concerning the potential impacts of climate change, and suggests specific studies to address these gaps. The identified research studies are of utmost urgency as they not only aim to safeguard the iconic floral biodiversity of the region but also play a crucial role in enhancing the economy and ensuring food security.","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135729853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lena Steins, Marine Duhamel, Sebastian Klenner-Koch, Dominik Begerow, Martin Kemler
{"title":"Resources and tools for studying convergent evolution in different lineages of smut fungi","authors":"Lena Steins, Marine Duhamel, Sebastian Klenner-Koch, Dominik Begerow, Martin Kemler","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01918-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01918-0","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Convergent evolution is the phenomenon of similar traits evolving independently in different lineages of the tree of life. Studying convergent evolution provides an excellent opportunity to understand natural selection for specific traits and physiological constraints to evolution that allow a broadened view on evolutionary mechanisms as a whole. Smut fungi, a polyphyletic group of plant-parasitic fungi with a specific infection and life cycle pattern, are a prime example of convergent evolution. Most notably, smut fungi in the genus Microbotryum that belongs to the subdivision Pucciniomycotina and smut fungi from the subdivision Ustilaginomycotina show strong similarities despite millions of years of independent evolution. However, the conceptual connections drawn between the two groups are scarce, thereby limiting the opportunities for exploring convergent evolution between these taxa. To facilitate knowledge exchange within the research community, we provide a summary of databases, molecular and biological tools and a brief introduction to the structure of populations and the characteristics of host specificity in both groups. Furthermore, we compare the life cycles and research emphases between the two groups. The comparisons are supplemented with an analysis of genome composition and gene function, which aims to advance research on the convergent evolution of smut fungi using existing data.","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135853007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Duccio Migliorini, Maria Vivas, Michael J. Wingfield, Christopher Shaw, Treena I. Burgess
{"title":"Oomycete composition in Proteaceae orchards and natural stands on three continents","authors":"Duccio Migliorini, Maria Vivas, Michael J. Wingfield, Christopher Shaw, Treena I. Burgess","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01925-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01925-1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Proteaceae , a diverse family of woody flowering plants in the Southern Hemisphere, contains many species known to be susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi , both in the natural environment and in cut-flower orchards. Very little is known about the prevalence of P. cinnamomi and other oomycetes across these landscapes. To address this knowledge gap, we used a double ITS1 and RPS10 gene metabarcoding approach and traditional isolation protocols to investigate oomycetes in orchards and natural stands of Proteaceae across South Africa, South Africa (eastern and western), Australia, and Europe. The RPS10 primers amplified more samples, including various Pythium species, while the ITS primers detected more Phytophthora phylotypes. Both datasets showed that geographic regions influenced oomycete species richness and community composition, while they did not show any variation between orchards and natural vegetation. RPS10 metabarcoding detected the largest number of species and provided greater statistical confidence than ITS1 when considering oomycete species composition. Metabarcoding also showed that orchards had a higher abundance of P. cinnamomi compared to native stands, although this was not found when isolating through baiting of roots and rhizosphere soil. Direct isolation and metabarcoding are complementary, with metabarcoding serving as an early detection tool. However, it cannot distinguish living viable propagules from residual DNA of dead propagules, limiting its use for diagnostic purposes related to Phytophthora management and control. These results, along with those of other recent studies, show that metabarcoding offers an effective tool to describe the dynamics of soil oomycetes in different ecosystems.","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135854085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gladstone Alves da Silva, Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin, Daniele Magna Azevedo de Assis, Fritz Oehl
{"title":"Blaszkowskia, a new genus in Glomeraceae","authors":"Gladstone Alves da Silva, Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin, Daniele Magna Azevedo de Assis, Fritz Oehl","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01919-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01919-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135253798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Reza Mirzaee, Naser Radman, Mohammad Salari, Rasoul Zare, Mahdi Pirnia, Shir Ahmad Sarani
{"title":"Two new species of Pustula (Albuginales, Oomycota) from northern Iran","authors":"Mohammad Reza Mirzaee, Naser Radman, Mohammad Salari, Rasoul Zare, Mahdi Pirnia, Shir Ahmad Sarani","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01924-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01924-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taxonomic and phylogenetic evidence reveal two new Russula species (Russulaceae, Russulales) from northern Thailand","authors":"Soumitra Paloi, Jaturong Kumla, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saisamorn Lumyong, Nakarin Suwannarach","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01921-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01921-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134960980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Vieites-Blanco, Michele Colangelo, J. Julio Camarero, Maria Caballol, Francisco José García Breijo, Dora Štraus, Jonàs Oliva
{"title":"Pathogenicity of Phytophthora and Halophytophthora species on black alder and the host histological response","authors":"Cristina Vieites-Blanco, Michele Colangelo, J. Julio Camarero, Maria Caballol, Francisco José García Breijo, Dora Štraus, Jonàs Oliva","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01923-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01923-3","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Riparian alder forests are threatened by Phytophthora across Europe. Comparative studies of the pathogenicity of Phytophthora species are crucial for developing effective management strategies. Although only a limited number of species, particularly P. × alni , lead to tree decline in natural environments, many species demonstrate pathogenicity in inoculation trials. Phytophthora species vary in their ability to infect different tissues, such as phloem and xylem, and trigger defence responses in the host through the formation of tyloses and callose. By comparing the histological responses of alder to various Phytophthora species, we can gain insights into the success of P. × alni and the potential damage that could be caused by other species. To investigate the defence strategies of black alder ( Alnus glutinosa ) against attack by Phytophthora and Halophytophthora species present in Catalonia (NE Spain), we conducted inoculation trials on saplings using nine potentially pathogenic species and compared the histological responses. Phytophthora × alni and P. plurivora were the most aggressive species followed by other exotic species such as P. × cambivora and P. cactorum . Phytophthora × alni and P. plurivora were equally damaging despite the higher prevalence of P. × alni in declining alders in natural settings. Although P. × alni mainly invaded the phloem, P. plurivora also invaded the xylem and triggered the production of tyloses. Histological analyses revealed a diverse range of plant responses to infection by Phytophthora species, providing a better understanding of their adaptability in natural environments compared with solely observing lesions. The low level of callose production in saplings inoculated with P. × alni compared with callose production in saplings inoculated with less pathogenic species suggests that P. × alni can evade recognition by the host and, hence, could partially explain its success.","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136312801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sebastian Pfütze, Dana Leoni Nedder, Frank Surup, Marc Stadler
{"title":"5′-O-methyl-14-hydroxyarmillane, a new armillane-type sesquiterpene from cultures of Guyanagaster necrorhiza","authors":"Sebastian Pfütze, Dana Leoni Nedder, Frank Surup, Marc Stadler","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01920-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01920-6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Protoilludene-type sesquiterpene aryl esters are a unique and very diverse compound class that were exclusively isolated from members of the genus Armillaria ( Agaricomycetes , Physalacriaceae ) up to this point. Herein, we describe the isolation and structural characterization of 5′- O -methyl-14-hydroxyarmillane ( 1 ), a new armillane-type derivative, that was obtained from submerged cultures of Guyanagaster necrorhiza (CBS 138623) together with the known congeners melleolide G ( 2 ), melleolide B ( 3 ), and 10-dehydroxy-melleolide B ( 4 ). ROESY data and coupling constants assigned the relative configurations of 1 , while common absolute configurations were confirmed from comparison of its ECD spectrum to the one of 10-hydroxy-5′-methoxy-6′-chloroarmillane ( 5 ). Additionally, the configuration of melleolide G ( 2 ) was revised based on observed ROESY correlations. It is the first time that protoilludene-type sesquiterpene aryl esters were isolated from another genus, namely, Guyanagaster , that is closely related to Armillaria . 1 – 4 were evaluated for their biological activities in a serial dilution assay against several yeast, fungi, and bacteria, as well as in a cytotoxicity assay against different cell lines. Compound 4 was moderately active against Bacillus subtilis , Staphylococcus aureus , and Mucor hiemalis . Furthermore, 1 , 3 , and 4 showed weak cytotoxic effects against the mouse fibroblast cell line L929 and the cervix carcinoma cell line KB3.1.","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135307070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Vishnyakov, Alexei O. Seliuk, Victoria S. Tcvetkova, S. Karpov
{"title":"Study of a new strain of Sanchytrium tribonematis expands our knowledge on Sanchytriomycota (Fungi)","authors":"A. Vishnyakov, Alexei O. Seliuk, Victoria S. Tcvetkova, S. Karpov","doi":"10.1007/s11557-023-01917-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-023-01917-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44884846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}