Additional species of Aspergillus causing bole rot disease in Agave sisalana

The production of sisal in Bahia, Brazil, has been declining due to the occurrence of a disease know as bole rot. Aspergillus niger was regarded as the only causal agent. In this study A. brasiliensis and A. tubingensis, in addition to Aspergillus niger, identified on the basis of morphological and...

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Published inTropical plant pathology Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 331 - 334
Main Authors Santos, Patrícia Oliveira dos, Silva, Augusto César Moura da, Corrêa, Élida Barbosa, Magalhães, Valter Cruz, Souza, Jorge Teodoro de
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatologia 01.08.2014
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PLANT SCIENCES
pathogenicity
phylogenetic analysis
β-tubulin
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Summary:The production of sisal in Bahia, Brazil, has been declining due to the occurrence of a disease know as bole rot. Aspergillus niger was regarded as the only causal agent. In this study A. brasiliensis and A. tubingensis, in addition to Aspergillus niger, identified on the basis of morphological and molecular analyses, were shown to cause bole rot of sisal. Their pathogenicity was confirmed but their significance for the epidemiology of the disease in the field remains unclear.
ISSN:1983-2052
1983-2052
DOI:10.1590/S1982-56762014000400008