Diversity of Colletotrichum Species Causing Anthracnose in Chayote in Brazil, with a Description of Two New Species in the C. magnum Complex
2024
Willie Anderson dos Santos Vieira | Christiane Almeida da Costa | Josiene Silva Veloso | Waléria Guerreiro Lima | Kamila Câmara Correia | Sami Jorge Michereff | Danilo Batista Pinho | Marcos Paz Saraiva Câmara | Ailton Reis
Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum species is the most important disease of chayote (Sicyos edulis) in Brazil. The etiology of chayote anthracnose has been assigned to the species C. orbiculare, an important plant pathogenic fungus also reported as the causal agent of anthracnose in other cucurbits worldwide. However, there is no recent survey of the Colletotrichum species causing anthracnose in chayote in Brazil. In this study, Colletotrichum isolates associated with anthracnose on the fruit and leaves of chayote, from various producing regions in Brazil, were collected and identified. Haplotype analysis based on sequences of the &beta:-tubulin genomic region (TUB2) of 44 Colletotrichum isolates was carried out as a first measure of genetic diversity. A subset of 22 isolates were sequenced using the partial sequences of actin (ACT), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and the rDNA ITS (ITS) region. Maximum likelihood analysis was performed using the concatenated sequences. The multilocus sequence analysis revealed four previously described species, Colletotrichum chrysophilum, C. menezesiae, C. plurivorum, and C. karsti, and two novel species, named C. cucurbitacearum and C. sicyi. All species were able to induce typical symptoms of anthracnose in chayote fruits but varied in their aggressiveness. The species C. menezesiae and C. sicyi were the most aggressive, while C. plurivorum was the least aggressive. The species C. orbiculare was not found to cause chayote anthracnose in Brazil.
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