Diversity of <i>Alternaria</i> Section <i>Nimbya</i> in Iran, with the Description of Eight New Species.

ABSTRACT: Alternaria includes endophytes, saprophytes, and pathogens affecting both plants and animals, with a global distribution across various hosts and substrates. It is categorized into 29 sections, each defined by a type species and six monophyletic lineages. The Alternaria section Nimbya comprises 10 species primarily associated with the families Juncaceae and Cyperaceae, functioning as either saprophytes or plant pathogens. In this study, 189 fungal strains were collected from multiple locations across six provinces in Iran. The isolates were initially classified based on morphological characteristics and ISSR-PCR molecular marker banding patterns. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses of 38 selected strains, using ITS-rDNA, GAPDH, TEF1, RPB2, and

SUBMITTER: Ahmadpour A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11943149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature