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- Title
The strain HEB01 of Fusarium sp., a new pathogen that infects brown soft scale.
- Authors
Fan, Jin-Hua; Xie, Ying-Ping; Xue, Jiao-Liang; Xiong, Qi; Jiang, Wei-Jia; Zhang, Yong-Jie; Ren, Zhu-Mei
- Abstract
The objectives of the present study were to identify a fungal strain, HEB01, isolated from naturally infected brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum L. (Hemiptera: Coccidae), and to determine whether it is an entomopathogenic fungus. Fungal culture, reinoculation test, morphological observations, and infection behaviors were investigated. Additionally, the fungal gene sequence of translation elongation factor 1- a ( EF-1a) was obtained for molecular identification. The results showed that the fungal strain HEB01 belongs to the Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex and is part of the family Nectriaceae (Hypocreales: Sordariomycetes). The inoculation test and observations of infection behaviors indicated that strain HEB01 is a pathogenic fungus and confirmed that it infects brown soft scale. Thus, the HEB01 strain of Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti is the first pathogen in the genus Fusarium to be isolated from a brown soft scale.
- Publication
Annals of Microbiology, 2014, Vol 64, Issue 1, p333
- ISSN
1590-4261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13213-013-0668-z