Sinomyces: a new genus of anamorphic Pleosporaceae

Fungal Biol. 2011 Feb;115(2):188-95. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.12.003. Epub 2010 Dec 15.

Abstract

Sinomyces gen. nov. is described for Ulocladium alternariae and two new species from China. These three species differ from Ulocladium in producing simple conidiophores with a single, cicatrized apical pore or 1 or 2 short, uniperforate, geniculate sympodial proliferations. Phylogenetic analysis of partial DNA sequences of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gpd) gene and a fragment of the Alternaria alternata major allergen (Alt a 1) gene, using Maximum-Parsimony (MP), Maximum-Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian approaches, indicates that Sinomyces is distinct within the Alternaria-Stemphylium complex, although its closest relatives could not be determined. Sinomyces alternariae comb. nov. and the new species Sinomyces obovoideus and Sinomyces fusoideus are proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / classification*
  • Ascomycota / genetics
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • China
  • Fungal Proteins / genetics
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins
  • Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases