Spanish ecological battleground: population structure of two invasive fungi, Cryphonectria parasitica and Fusarium circinatum.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Invasive fungi distributed worldwide through globalization have caused devastating diseases in different forests, causing economic and ecologic disturbances. Two such invasive species are Cryphonectria parasitica and Fusarium circinatum, which were introduced to Europe from North America, separated temporally: C. parasitica was introduced about nine decades ago, whereas F. circinatum was introduced around two decades ago. As C. parasitica had a longer time to undergo genetic changes, we hypothesized that it has higher genetic diversity than the recently introduced F. circinatum in Spain. In addition, we studied the genetic characterization of both fungi present in similar ecological conditions in Northern Spain with the aim of

SUBMITTER: Ahmad F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771289 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature