Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae sp. nov. associated with Platypus koryoensis on oak in Korea

Kyung Hee Kim, Young Joon Choi, Sang Tae Seo, Hyeon Dong Shin

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    Abstract

    A previously undescribed fungus frequently isolated in Korea from dead oak trees (e.g., Quercus mongolica, Q. aliena, Q. serrata) attacked by the ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is described as Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequences shows the new species to be closely related to R. quercivora, a causal agent of oak mortality in Japan, while ITS rDNA and β-tubulin sequence analyses reveal significant differences. Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae also differs from R. quercivora in conidial shape, associated ambrosia beetle species, geographic origin, and host range.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)189-197
    Number of pages9
    JournalMycotaxon
    Volume110
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • Ambrosiella
    • Morphology
    • Ophiostomatales
    • Phylogeny
    • Symbiont

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Plant Science

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