Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov.
A new ascomycetous species of <i>Parafenestella</i> was isolated from <i>Acer negundo</i> during the survey of diseased trees in Southern Ontario, Canada. The species is morphologically similar to other taxa of <i>Cucurbitariacea</i> (<i>Pleosporales</i&g...
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| author | Evgeny Ilyukhin Svetlana Markovskaja Abdallah M. Elgorban Salim S. Al-Rejaie Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura |
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| description | A new ascomycetous species of <i>Parafenestella</i> was isolated from <i>Acer negundo</i> during the survey of diseased trees in Southern Ontario, Canada. The species is morphologically similar to other taxa of <i>Cucurbitariacea</i> (<i>Pleosporales</i>). The new species is different from the extant species in the morphology of ascospores, culture characteristics and molecular data. The novel species is described as <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. based on morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses using a combined set of ITS, LSU, <i>tef1</i> and <i>tub2</i> loci. Additionally, the genome of <i>P. ontariensis</i> was sequenced and analyzed. The phylogenomic analysis confirmed the close relationship of the species to the fenestelloid clades of <i>Cucurbitariaceae</i>. The comparative genomics analysis revealed that the species lifestyle appears to be multitrophic (necrotrophic or hemi-biotrophic) with a capability to turn pathogenic on a corresponding plant host. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb1301436fed49fab9e77f15bb4fb0452023-11-30T21:14:28ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2022-07-018773210.3390/jof8070732Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov.Evgeny Ilyukhin0Svetlana Markovskaja1Abdallah M. Elgorban2Salim S. Al-Rejaie3Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura4Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, CanadaLaboratory of Mycology, Nature Research Centre, LT 08406 Vilnius, LithuaniaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaCenter for Informational Biology, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaA new ascomycetous species of <i>Parafenestella</i> was isolated from <i>Acer negundo</i> during the survey of diseased trees in Southern Ontario, Canada. The species is morphologically similar to other taxa of <i>Cucurbitariacea</i> (<i>Pleosporales</i>). The new species is different from the extant species in the morphology of ascospores, culture characteristics and molecular data. The novel species is described as <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. based on morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses using a combined set of ITS, LSU, <i>tef1</i> and <i>tub2</i> loci. Additionally, the genome of <i>P. ontariensis</i> was sequenced and analyzed. The phylogenomic analysis confirmed the close relationship of the species to the fenestelloid clades of <i>Cucurbitariaceae</i>. The comparative genomics analysis revealed that the species lifestyle appears to be multitrophic (necrotrophic or hemi-biotrophic) with a capability to turn pathogenic on a corresponding plant host.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/7/732comparative genomics<i>Cucurbitariaceae</i>Dothideomycetesfungal lifestyle |
| spellingShingle | Evgeny Ilyukhin Svetlana Markovskaja Abdallah M. Elgorban Salim S. Al-Rejaie Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. Journal of Fungi comparative genomics <i>Cucurbitariaceae</i> Dothideomycetes fungal lifestyle |
| title | Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. |
| title_full | Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. |
| title_fullStr | Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. |
| title_short | Genomic Characteristics and Comparative Genomics Analysis of <i>Parafenestella ontariensis</i> sp. nov. |
| title_sort | genomic characteristics and comparative genomics analysis of i parafenestella ontariensis i sp nov |
| topic | comparative genomics <i>Cucurbitariaceae</i> Dothideomycetes fungal lifestyle |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/7/732 |
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