Journal article
Colletotrichum – names in current use
KD Hyde, L Cai, PF Cannon, JA Crouch, PW Crous, U Damm, PH Goodwin, H Chen, PR Johnston, E Jones, ZY Liu, E Mckenzie, J Moriwaki, P Noireung, SR Pennycook, LH Pfenning, H Prihastuti, T Sato, RG Shivas, YP Tan Show all
Fungal Diversity | Published : 2009
Abstract
Filamentous fungi in the genus Colletotrichum are destructive pathogens that cause disease and crop losses in plants worldwide. Taxonomy and nomenclature in the group is confusing, even to scientists working in the field, and inaccurate diagnosis of species is not uncommon. In this review, we provide a overview of the 66 Colletotrichum names that are in common use, and the 19 recently used names which are regarded as doubtful. This paper represents the first comprehensive overview of the genus in 17 years, and is the first summary treatment of Colletotrichum to incorporate data generated through DNA analysis and phylogenetic systematics. Species are listed alphabetically and annotated with t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Parts of this research were funded by research grants 51101010029 and 52101010002 awarded by Mae Fah Luang University and the China Grant for Essential Scientific Research of National Non-profit Institute (no. CAFYBB2007002).