Name and publication
Phytophthora personensis Z.G. Abad, W. Gut. & T.I. Burgess (2020)
Burgess TI and Abad ZA. 2020. Phytophthora personensis. Fungal Planet 1104. Persoonia 44: 141 in Crous et al. Fungal Planet description sheets 1042–1111. Persoonia 44: 301-459.
Nomenclature
Mycobank
MB834875
Etymology
named after Person County, North Carolina, the location where the first specimen of the species was isolated
Typification
Type: Australia, Western Australia, Busselton, baited from soil associated with dying Grevillea mccutcheonii (Myrtaceae), 2005, holotype MURU481
Ex-type: culture CBS 146549 = VHS14081
Sequences of ex-type in manuscript: ITS EU301169, β-tubulin MF326805, HSP90 MF326890, coxI MF326887, nadh1 MF326928, LSU MT159417
Molecular identification
Position in ITS phylogenetic tree
Clade 6a
Morphological identification
Colonies and cardinal temperatures
Colony morphology on all media was submerged and uniform except for PDA which produced cottony colonies. Minimum growth temperature 4°C, optimum 27.5°C, and maximum 37.5°C.
Conditions for growth and sporulation
Sporangia are produced in water cultures (soil extract) and not observed in solid media. Oogonia were not formed even when paired with different mating types.
Asexual phase
Sporangia were non-papillate, persistent, and predominantly ovoid in shape with internal proliferation, both nested and extended. Sporangia averaged 62.8 x 44.2 µm (overall range 28.5–85.6 x 15.1–60.5 µm). Sporangiophores simple. Hyphal swellings present. Chlamydospores present.
Sexual phase
Sterile in culture.
Most typical characters
Phytophthora personensis resides in clade 6a and shares a common ancestor with P. inundata, P. condilina, P. humicola, P. balyanboodja, and P. chesapeakensis. All these species are morphologically similar. Sequences from Norway and Pakistan submitted to GenBank as P. inundata share 100% identity with P. personensis.
Additional specimen(s) evaluated
Australia, Western Australia, Busselton, baited from soil associated with dying Grevillea mccutcheonii , 2005, CBS146549 = VHS14081; Pemberton, baited from soil associated with dying Rubus fruticosus, 2012, S. Aghighi, SA278; Victoria, Ti-Tree Creek, baited from water, 2008, W. Dunstan, culture MUCC 767; USA, Northern Carolina, Person County, from necrotic roots of Nicotiana tabacum, 2002, W. Gutierrez, P11555 = CBS121980; P11491
Hosts and distribution
Distribution: Australia, USA
Substrate: roots
Disease note: Phytophthora root and collar rot of young seedlings
Hosts: Nicotiana tabacum, Rubus fruticosus, Grevillea mccutcheonii
Additional references and links
none available
Fact sheet author
Treena Burgess, Ph.D., Phytophthora Science and Management, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University