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Citation for Study 1184

About Citation title: "Molecular and morphological characterization of the willow rust fungus, Melampsora epitea, from Arctic and temperate hosts in North America.".
About This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S1092 (Status: Published).

Citation

Smith J., Newcombe G., & Blanchette R. 2004. Molecular and morphological characterization of the willow rust fungus, Melampsora epitea, from Arctic and temperate hosts in North America. Mycologia, null.

Authors

  • Smith J.
  • Newcombe G.
  • Blanchette R.

Abstract

Current taxonomy places all rust fungi that occur on willow (Salix spp.) in North America in one species complex, Melampsora epitea Thuem. Characteristics of M. epitea isolates from the Canadian High Arctic were compared to M. epitea isolates from temperate regions of North America. Sequences from internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of rDNA were obtained from urediniospores from rust-infected Salix leaves collected in the Canadian High Arctic and in Minnesota, U.S.A. and compared. Phylogenetic analysis of nuclear ribosomal ITS regions indicated that Arctic M. epitea samples were divergent from temperate M. epitea isolates, perhaps in part because all rusts examined diverged according to host species. Four urediniospore characteristics were examined: area, circularity (shape factor), major axis length and spine density. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences were observed for spine density among all host species except S. nigra and S. bebbiana, however, major axis length differed between these species. These results represent the first evidence that Arctic and temperate Melampsora species on Salix hosts in North America have evolved distinct molecular and morphological characters.

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