Diversity of fungi associated with Monochamusalternatus larval habitats in Bursaphelenchusxylophilus-infected Pinusmassoniana and identification of two new ophiostomatalean species (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales).

ABSTRACT: Bursaphelenchusxylophilus, a pathogenic pine wood nematode (PWN), is responsible for pine wilt disease (PWD), which has caused significant economic and ecological damage worldwide, particularly in East Asia. Multiple biological factors, such as the beetle vector Monochamus, symbiotic bacteria and associated fungi, are involved in the disease infection cycle. This study isolated and identified the fungal communities of Monochamusalternatus larval galleries and pupal chambers from different instars through field investigation, morphological observation and multi-locus DNA sequence analyses in Zhejiang Province, China. A total of 255 and 454 fungal strains were isolated from M.alternatus galleries and pupal chambers infected with PWN, from the 2^nd-3

SUBMITTER: Zheng G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849073 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature