Abstract
A newly discovered rust fungus poses a significant threat to the survival and reproduction of the endangered plant Cystopteris chinensis in a forest in western Sichuan province, China. This study utilized both morphological analysis and molecular phylogenetic approaches to classify this fungal taxon. Artificial inoculation experiments, which involved sampling uredia from the field, were conducted to fulfill Koch’s postulates. Our results designate this rust fungus as a novel species within the Pucciniastraceae family, named Hyalopsora erlangensis A. Yu & X.H. Chen. Morphological features, including hyaline peridia cells, yellowish urediniospores, dark brown amphispores with three germ pores, and pigmented cytoplasm, differentiate this species from others in the genera Milesina, Uredinopsis, and Pucciniastrum. Phylogenetic analysis, based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and 28S rDNA gene fragments, further confirms its distinctiveness from other Hyalopsora species, supported by high maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood (ML), and Bayesian inference (BI) bootstrap values. Artificial inoculation both in the field and in tissue-cultured seedlings verified this fungus as the causative agent of C. chinensis rust disease. Our research not only identifies the pathogen but also offers fundamental insights for fern rust diversity, and the future management and conservation of this endangered fern, aiming to mitigate the impact of this devastating rust.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
The rust fungus was designated a new Pucciniastraceae species, Hyalopsora erlangensis.
- Taxon
- Cystopteris chinensisCystopteris chinensist0
- Interactor
- Hyalopsora erlangensise0pathogen
- Outcome
- novel species within the Pucciniastraceae familye0
Verbatim
e0“Our results designate this rust fungus as a novel species within the Pucciniastraceae family, named Hyalopsora erlangensis A. Yu & X.H. Chen.”
t0“Cystopteris chinensis”
Claim · model-written summary
Hyaline peridia cells, yellowish urediniospores, dark brown amphispores with three germ pores, and pigmented cytoplasm distinguish the rust from related genera.
- Taxon
- Cystopteris chinensisCystopteris chinensist0
- Interactor
- Hyalopsora erlangensist1pathogen
- Outcome
- Morphological featurese0
Verbatim
e0“Morphological features, including hyaline peridia cells, yellowish urediniospores, dark brown amphispores with three germ pores, and pigmented cytoplasm, differentiate this species from others in the genera Milesina, Uredinopsis, and Pucciniastrum.”
t0“Cystopteris chinensis”
t1“Hyalopsora erlangensis”
Claim · model-written summary
ITS and 28S rDNA phylogeny supported distinctness from other Hyalopsora species.
- Taxon
- Cystopteris chinensisCystopteris chinensist0
- Interactor
- Hyalopsora erlangensist1pathogen
- Outcome
- distinctiveness from other Hyalopsora speciese0
Verbatim
e0“Phylogenetic analysis, based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and 28S rDNA gene fragments, further confirms its distinctiveness from other Hyalopsora species, supported by high maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood (ML), and Bayesian inference (BI) bootstrap values.”
t0“Cystopteris chinensis”
t1“Hyalopsora erlangensis”
Claim · model-written summary
Field and tissue-culture inoculations verified the fungus as the cause of C. chinensis rust.
- Taxon
- Cystopteris chinensisCystopteris chinensist0
- Treatment
- Artificial inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Hyalopsora erlangensist0pathogen
- Outcome
- C. chinensis rust diseasee0
- Setting
- fielde0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“Artificial inoculation both in the field and in tissue-cultured seedlings verified this fungus as the causative agent of C. chinensis rust disease.”
t0“Hyalopsora erlangensis Causing Disease in Cystopteris chinensis”