• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.522-532
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• 2022

Gummy stem blight (GSB), a common and serious disease in cucurbits worldwide, is caused by three genetically distinct species: Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum (syn. Didymella bryoniae), S. citrulli, and S. caricae. In Korea, however, the three species of Stagonosporopsis have been barely characterized. In this study, 21 Stagonosporopsis isolates were recovered from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and muskmelon (Cucumis melo) leaves and stem showing blight symptoms collected from 43 fields in Korea. Sequence analysis performed with an internal transcribed spacer region was not competent to differentiate the Stagonosporopsis isolates. On the contrary, analysis of β-tubulin (TUB) genes and three microsatellite markers, Db01, Db05, and Db06, successfully differentiated Stagonosporopsis isolates. Further sequence analysis identified two Stagonosporopsis species, S. citrulli and S. caricae, and one previously unknown species of Stagonosporopsis. Representative isolates from three species caused dark water-soaked lesions on the detached watermelon and muskmelon leaves with no significant differences in the aggressiveness. Our results indicate that the S. citrulli, S. caricae, and unknown Stagonosporopsis sp. are all causal agents of GSB for both watermelon and muskmelon. This is the first report of a new species and the population structure of Stagonosporopsis species causing GSB in Korea.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.345-354
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 소나무(Pinus densiflora)와 아로니아(Aronia melanocarpa)의 잎을 채취하여 표면살균한 후 내생균을 분리하였다. 분리한 균주는 형태적 특징과 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA 지역과 28S rDNA 지역 그리고 ${\beta}-tubulin$ 유전자의 염기서열을 이용하여 계통분석을 통해 동정하였다. 소나무에서 분리한 두 종의 균주인 Pestalotia lawsoniae와 Zasmidium fructicola, 그리고 아로니아에서 분리한 세 종의 균주인 Pestalotiopsis chamaeropis, Pestalotiopsis jesteri, Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum는 국내 미기록 진균으로 보고하고자 한다.