Pseudocercospora ulei

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Pseudocercospora ulei
Effects of Pseudocercospora ulei on Hevea brasiliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Pseudocercospora
Species:
P. ulei
Binomial name
Pseudocercospora ulei
(Henn.) B.T. Hora & Mizubuti, 2013
Synonyms
  • Aposphaeria ulei Henn., Notizbl. Königl. bot. Gart. Museum Berlin 4(no. 34): 135 (1904)
  • Dothidella ulei Henn., Notizbl. Königl. bot. Gart. Museum Berlin 4(no. 34): 134 (1904)
  • Fusicladium macrosporum J. Kuijper, Rec. Trav. bot. Néerl. 8: 374 (1911)
  • Fusicladium heveae K. Schub. & U. Braun, in Crous & Braun, CBS Diversity Ser. (Utrecht) 1: 481 (2003)
  • Melanopsammopsis ulei (Henn.) Stahel, Bull. Dep. Landb. Suriname 34: 111 (1917)
  • Microcyclus ulei (Henn.) Arx, in Müller & von Arx, Beitr. Kryptfl. Schweiz 11(no. 2): 373 (1962)

Pseudocercospora ulei is a fungal plant pathogen infecting rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis and other members of the genus). The disease is called South American leaf blight (SALB) and is the reason that rubber tree plantations such as Fordlândia fail in the New World.[1] Under its synonym Microcyclus ulei it has been recognized as a potentially catastrophic threat to the world economy, as there is currently no existing fungicide or treatment.[2] Its genome has been sequenced.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lieberei, R. (2007). "South American Leaf Blight of the Rubber Tree (Hevea spp.): New Steps in Plant Domestication using Physiological Features and Molecular Markers". Annals of Botany. 100 (6): 1125–1142. doi:10.1093/aob/mcm133. PMC 2759241. PMID 17650512.
  2. ^ Hora Júnior, Braz Tavares da; De Macedo, Davi Mesquita; Barreto, Robert Weingart; Evans, Harry C.; Mattos, Carlos Raimundo Reis; Maffia, Luiz Antonio; Mizubuti, Eduardo S. G. (2014). "Erasing the Past: A New Identity for the Damoclean Pathogen Causing South American Leaf Blight of Rubber". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e104750. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j4750H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104750. PMC 4134235. PMID 25126853.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  3. ^ GonzáLez-Sayer, Sandra; Oggenfuss, Ursula; García, Ibonne; Aristizabal, Fabio; Croll, Daniel; Riaño-Pachon, Diego M. (2022). "High-quality genome assembly of Pseudocercospora ulei the main threat to natural rubber trees". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 45 (1) e50510051. doi:10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2021-0051. PMC 8762716. PMID 35037932.


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