First Description of Simplicillium lanosoniveum, a Potential Antagonist of the Coffee Leaf Rust from Cuba

Autor: Yamilé Baró Robaina, Isel González Marrero, María Elena Lorenzo Nicao, Rafael F. Castañeda Ruiz, De-Wei Li, Amaia Ponce de la Cal, Haifa Ben Gharsa, Romina G. Manfrino, Christina Schuster, Andreas Leclerque
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Applied Microbiology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 275-283 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-8007
DOI: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4010018
Popis: (1) The fungal genus Simplicillium (Cordycipitaceae: Hypocreales) has an extensive distribution and a broad spectrum of hosts and substrates. The species Simplicillium lanosoniveum is a mycoparasite with potential for biological control of coffee leaf rust, Hemileia vastatrix. Morphologically, Simplicillium closely resembles mycoparasitic and entomopathogenic Lecanicillium fungi, often resulting in misidentification. A fungal isolate was obtained from leaf-rust-infested coffee plants from Cienfuegos Province, Cuba. (2) Combined analyses of morphology and molecular markers (ITS, LSU, EF-1alpha) were used for fungal identification. (3) In the NJ, ML, and BI phylogenies which were reconstructed, the isolate LBSim-01 was located in the Simplicillium lanosoniveum clade. This species-level identification was supported by morphological features. (4) The isolate LBSim-01 was assigned to the species Simplicillium lanosoniveum. This is the first description of a Simplicillium fungus associated with coffee leaf rust in Cuba. The presented results hold implications for the biological control of this economically relevant plant disease.
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