The maize pathogens Fusarium verticillioides (Fv) and Fusarium proliferatum (Fp) are morphologically very similar to one another, so Fp isolates have been often mistaken as Fusarium moniliforme (the former name of Fv). The only presently accepted morphological discriminator between these species is the presence/absence of polyphialides. Here, a collection of 100 Fusarium strains, isolated from infected maize kernels on plants grown in north-westernItaly, were assigned as Fv or Fp on the basis of the presence/absence of polyphialides. This classification was tested on a subset of isolates by sexual crosses, ITS and calmodulin sequencing and AFLP profiling. An ITS-RFLP assay was extended to the full collection and to a number of Fv and Fp isolates of different geographical origin and hosts. The ITS region is proposed as taxonomically informative for distinguishing between Fp and Fv.
The ITS region as a taxonomic discriminator between Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum
VISENTIN, IVAN;TAMIETTI, Giacomo;VALENTINO, Danila;PORTIS, Ezio;CARDINALE, Francesca
2009-01-01
Abstract
The maize pathogens Fusarium verticillioides (Fv) and Fusarium proliferatum (Fp) are morphologically very similar to one another, so Fp isolates have been often mistaken as Fusarium moniliforme (the former name of Fv). The only presently accepted morphological discriminator between these species is the presence/absence of polyphialides. Here, a collection of 100 Fusarium strains, isolated from infected maize kernels on plants grown in north-westernItaly, were assigned as Fv or Fp on the basis of the presence/absence of polyphialides. This classification was tested on a subset of isolates by sexual crosses, ITS and calmodulin sequencing and AFLP profiling. An ITS-RFLP assay was extended to the full collection and to a number of Fv and Fp isolates of different geographical origin and hosts. The ITS region is proposed as taxonomically informative for distinguishing between Fp and Fv.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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