Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China
IntroductionBamboo is the largest member of the family Poaceae, and these fast-growing plants have many beneficial ecological effects. Both mutualistic and pathogenic fungi associate with bamboo, however, only a limited number of such fungal species have been identified, and information concerning t...
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| author | Xiayu Guan Zhiying Zhao Nemat O. Keyhani Taichang Mu Minhai Zheng Lixia Yang Yuchen Mao Junya Shang Jiao Yang Huili Pu Yongsheng Lin Mengjia Zhu Huajun Lv Zhiang Heng Huiling Liang Longfei Fan Xiaoli Ma Haixia Ma Zhenxing Qiu Junzhi Qiu |
| author_facet | Xiayu Guan Zhiying Zhao Nemat O. Keyhani Taichang Mu Minhai Zheng Lixia Yang Yuchen Mao Junya Shang Jiao Yang Huili Pu Yongsheng Lin Mengjia Zhu Huajun Lv Zhiang Heng Huiling Liang Longfei Fan Xiaoli Ma Haixia Ma Zhenxing Qiu Junzhi Qiu |
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| description | IntroductionBamboo is the largest member of the family Poaceae, and these fast-growing plants have many beneficial ecological effects. Both mutualistic and pathogenic fungi associate with bamboo, however, only a limited number of such fungal species have been identified, and information concerning the diversity of fungi that parasitizes bamboo leaves is sparse.MethodsFungi were isolated from diseased leaves of bamboo from Fujian Province, China. Nucleotide sequences of four genetic loci were used for taxonomic and phylogenetic reconstruction. In addition, the morphological characteristics of fungal structures as well as growth parameters were characterized.ResultsWe report two new fungal species, one each within the Didymosphaeriaceae and Magnaporthaceae, both diverse genera that include saprophytes, endophytes, and pathogens. Based on combined morphological and phylogenetic analyses, including the nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the 28S large subunit of ribosomal RNA (LSU), the 18S small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (SSU), the large subunit of RNA polymerase I (rpb1), and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (tef1-α), the two new species described herein have been named as Bifusisporella magnum sp. nov., and Letendraea bambusae sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and morphological features of the species are provided.DiscussionThese data identify and describe new species within the Didymosphaeriaceae and Magnaporthaceae, expanding the diversity and distribution of fungi associating with bamboo. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5903c35791d64429a2a871808efdcedd2025-08-20T03:26:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2025-06-011610.3389/fmicb.2025.15555011555501Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, ChinaXiayu Guan0Zhiying Zhao1Nemat O. Keyhani2Taichang Mu3Minhai Zheng4Lixia Yang5Yuchen Mao6Junya Shang7Jiao Yang8Huili Pu9Yongsheng Lin10Mengjia Zhu11Huajun Lv12Zhiang Heng13Huiling Liang14Longfei Fan15Xiaoli Ma16Haixia Ma17Zhenxing Qiu18Junzhi Qiu19Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United StatesState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaGuangxi Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, ChinaCollege of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, ChinaInstitute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Haikou, ChinaFuzhou Technology and Business University, Fuzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaIntroductionBamboo is the largest member of the family Poaceae, and these fast-growing plants have many beneficial ecological effects. Both mutualistic and pathogenic fungi associate with bamboo, however, only a limited number of such fungal species have been identified, and information concerning the diversity of fungi that parasitizes bamboo leaves is sparse.MethodsFungi were isolated from diseased leaves of bamboo from Fujian Province, China. Nucleotide sequences of four genetic loci were used for taxonomic and phylogenetic reconstruction. In addition, the morphological characteristics of fungal structures as well as growth parameters were characterized.ResultsWe report two new fungal species, one each within the Didymosphaeriaceae and Magnaporthaceae, both diverse genera that include saprophytes, endophytes, and pathogens. Based on combined morphological and phylogenetic analyses, including the nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the 28S large subunit of ribosomal RNA (LSU), the 18S small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (SSU), the large subunit of RNA polymerase I (rpb1), and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (tef1-α), the two new species described herein have been named as Bifusisporella magnum sp. nov., and Letendraea bambusae sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and morphological features of the species are provided.DiscussionThese data identify and describe new species within the Didymosphaeriaceae and Magnaporthaceae, expanding the diversity and distribution of fungi associating with bamboo.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1555501/fullDidymosphaeriaceaeMagnaporthaceaefungal phylogeneticstaxonomyfungal morphology |
| spellingShingle | Xiayu Guan Zhiying Zhao Nemat O. Keyhani Taichang Mu Minhai Zheng Lixia Yang Yuchen Mao Junya Shang Jiao Yang Huili Pu Yongsheng Lin Mengjia Zhu Huajun Lv Zhiang Heng Huiling Liang Longfei Fan Xiaoli Ma Haixia Ma Zhenxing Qiu Junzhi Qiu Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China Frontiers in Microbiology Didymosphaeriaceae Magnaporthaceae fungal phylogenetics taxonomy fungal morphology |
| title | Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China |
| title_full | Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China |
| title_fullStr | Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China |
| title_short | Two new species of Ascomycota on bamboo leaves in Fujian, China |
| title_sort | two new species of ascomycota on bamboo leaves in fujian china |
| topic | Didymosphaeriaceae Magnaporthaceae fungal phylogenetics taxonomy fungal morphology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1555501/full |
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