Genetic Variation within «Phaeoacremonium aleophilum» and «P. chlamydosporum» in Italy

Autor: Elena Santilli, Emanuela Bertelli, Giuseppe Surico, Stefania Tegli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Vol 39, Iss 1 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0031-9465
1593-2095
DOI: 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-1540
Popis: Genetic variation among isolates of Phaeoacremonium chlamydosporum (Pch) and P. aleophilum (Pal), two hyphomycetous fungi involved in the development of symptoms of esca and in a decline of young grapevines, was studied in eight Italian grapevine growing regions. Genetic variation was estimated by analysis of amplification profiles obtained in RAPD- and RAMS-PCR experiments (RAPD = Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA; RAMS = Random Amplified Micro- or Mini-Satellites). The genetic divergence between the two species suggests their assignment to two different genera. Within each species, a low level of polymorphism was found; however a higher degree of genetic variation was found with RAPD than with RAMS experiments, and more with Pal than with Pch isolates. No relationship was found for either species between the clustering of isolates in statistically defined groups and the geographic origin of those isolates. A low level of genetic disequilibrium was found in Pch and Pal, suggesting that sexual reproduction may occur in both fungi.
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