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Citation for Study 11355

About Citation title: "Gene genealogies reveal cryptic species and host preferences for the pine fungal pathogen Grosmannia clavigera".
About Study name: "Gene genealogies reveal cryptic species and host preferences for the pine fungal pathogen Grosmannia clavigera".
About This study is part of submission 11345 (Status: Published).

Citation

Massoumi alamouti S., Wang V., Diguistini S., Six D.L., Bohlmann J., Hamelin R., Feau N., & Breuil C. 2011. Gene genealogies reveal cryptic species and host preferences for the pine fungal pathogen Grosmannia clavigera. Molecular Ecology, .

Authors

  • Massoumi alamouti S. (submitter) Phone 604-822-8192
  • Wang V.
  • Diguistini S.
  • Six D.L.
  • Bohlmann J.
  • Hamelin R.
  • Feau N.
  • Breuil C.

Abstract

Grosmannia clavigera is a fungal pathogen of pine forests in western North America and a symbiotic associate of two sister bark beetles: Dendroctonus ponderosae and D. jeffreyi. This fungus and its beetle associate D. ponderosae are expanding in large epidemics in western North America. Using the fungal genome sequence and gene annotations, we assessed whether fungal isolates from the two beetles inhabiting different species of pine in epidemic regions of western Canada and the USA, as well as in localized populations outside of the current epidemic, represent different genetic lineages. We characterized nucleotide variations in 67 genomic regions and selected 15 for the phylogenetic analysis. Using concordance of gene genealogies and distinct ecological characteristics, we identified two sibling phylogenetic species: Gc and Gs. Where the closely-related Pinus ponderosa and P. jeffreyi are infested by localized populations of their respective beetles, Gc is present. In contrast, Gs is an exclusive associate of D. ponderosae mainly present on its primary host tree P. contorta; however, in the current epidemic areas, is also found in other pine species. These results suggest that the host tree species and the beetle population dynamics may be important factors associated with the genetic divergence and diversity of fungal partners in the beetle-tree ecosystems. Gc represents the original G. clavigera holotype, and Gs should be described as a new species.

Keywords

Grosmannia clavigera, fungal pathogen, cryptic species, Mountain pine beetle, host adaptation, pine tree

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