Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
Kui-Jae Lee 1,†, In-Young Choi 2,†, Lamiya Abasova 2, Joon-Ho Choi 2, Jung-Hee Park 1, and Hyeon-Dong Shin 3,*
1Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresources Sciences, Jeonbuk National
University, Iksan 54596, Korea
2Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
3Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
†These authors contributed equally to this study
Correspondence to hdshin@korea.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June, 2023, 51(2):147-153.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20230017
Accepted: June 29, 2023; Revised: June 29, 2023; Received: March 30, 2023
Published: June, 2023.
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Dark brown leaf molds growing in a vein-limited pattern have been continuously observed on the lower leaf surface of Fatoua villosa in Korea. Fifteen samples deposited in the Korea University herbarium were examined for fungal morphological characterization. Two monoconidial isolates were obtained in 2022, and molecular analysis was performed based on a combined multigene dataset of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and partial actin (actA), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), and DNA-directed RNA polymerase II second-largest subunit (rpb2). Based on morphological features and molecular phylogenetic analysis, the fungus Pseudocercospora fatouae was identified. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first study reporting the presence of P. fatouae on F. villosa in Korea.
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