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Assessment of the pathogenicity of marine Cladosporium spp. towards mangroves
Author(s) -
Liu Y.,
Li Y.,
Lin Q.,
Zhang Y.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 1437-4781
DOI - 10.1111/efp.12322
Subject(s) - kandelia candel , biology , avicennia marina , mangrove , cladosporium , botany , ecology , penicillium
Summary Mangroves play an important role in coastal ecosystems. In this work, Cladosporium spp were isolated from a natural mangrove environment in Zhanjiang Bay, Guangdong Province, China. Ninety‐one isolates were obtained and identified as Cladosporium cladosporioides , C. colocasiae , C. oxysporum , C. perangustum , C. sphaerospermum , C. tenuissimum and C. uredinicola . Forty‐two isolates were selected and tested for pathogenicity towards mangroves. The results showed that pathogenic isolates were found on Avicennia marina , Kandelia candel and Rhizophora stylosa with prevalence of 93.40%, 83.52% and 7.41%, respectively. This indicated that A. marina and K. candel were more vulnerable to Cladosporium ssp. than R. stylosa . Among the seven species, C. colocasiae had the strongest pathogenic effect towards A. marina and K. candel with a prevalence of 100.00%. The rest of the seven species also showed pathogenic effects on the same plants. These results provided valuable insights into the effect of various pathogens on mangroves.