Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal four novel species of (Distoseptisporaceae, Distoseptisporales) from southern China.

Saprobic hyphomycetes with high density and species diversity were observed on plant debris. During our mycological surveys in southern China, numerous strains were isolated from dead branches of unidentified plants in the forest of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, China. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, , and sequence data using maximum-likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods revealed the systematic placement of several -like species within .

Identification of three novel species and one new record of (Kirschsteiniotheliaceae, Kirschsteiniotheliales) from Jiangxi, China.

Fungal diversity is rapidly expanding, with numerous species being discovered worldwide. While plant debris is a habitat favoring the survival and multiplication of various microbial species. In this study, several kirschsteiniothelia-like isolates were collected from dead branches of unidentified perennial dicotyledonous plants.

Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Scutellum Color Variation in Adults (Diptera: Tephritidae).

(Hendel) is an invasive fruit and vegetable pest, infesting citrus, mango, carambola, etc. We observed that the posterior thoracic scutella of some adults are yellow, some light yellow, and some white in China. Compared with the races with a yellow scutellum (YS) and white scutellum (WS), the race with a light-yellow scutellum (LYS) is dominant in citrus and carambola orchards.

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal eight novel species of (Sporocadaceae, Amphisphaeriales) from southern China.

Plants play an important role in maintaining the ecological balance of the biosphere, but often suffer from pathogenic fungi during growth. During our continuing mycological surveys of plant pathogens from terrestrial plants in Jiangxi and Yunnan provinces, China, 24 strains of isolated from diseased and healthy tissues of plant leaves represented eight new species, viz. , , , , , , and .

Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Three New Species of () from Jiangxi, China.

contains numerous plant pathogenic and saprobic species associated with a wide range of hosts. Over the course of our mycological surveys of plant pathogens from terrestrial plants in Jiangxi Province, China, eight strains isolated from diseased leaves of four host genera represented three new species of , sp. nov.

Multi-locus phylogenetic analyses reveal eight novel species of from southern China.

as a single genus in was introduced by morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Members of this genus occur mainly as asexual morphs, forming effuse, hairy colonies on decaying wood, plant stems, bamboo culms, and fallen leaves and shafts in terrestrial and freshwater habitats. In the present study, saprobic hyphomycetes from plant debris were investigated, and eight new species were introduced based on morphology and phylogenetic analyses of LSU, ITS, , and sequence data.

Morphological and Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Three New Species of (, ) from Yunnan, China.

Three new species of , viz. . , .

Morphology and Multigene Phylogeny Revealed Three New Species of (, ) from China.

Saprobic hyphomycetes are highly diverse on plant debris. Over the course of our mycological surveys in southern China, three new species, sp. nov.

Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Four Novel Species of and (, ) from China: A Checklist for Reported Worldwide.

Plant debris are habitats favoring survival and multiplication of various microbial species. During continuing mycological surveys of saprobic microfungi from plant debris in Yunnan Province, China, several Corynespora-like and Dendryphiopsis-like isolates were collected from dead branches of unidentified perennial dicotyledonous plants. Four barcodes, i.

[Chemical composition of body extracts from and its function in sexual communication].

To elucidate the composition of semiochemicals of and its function in sexual communication, GC-MS was used to detect the composition of semiochemicals of the overall body and the end abdominal tissue extracts in . Y-tube olfactometer was used to determine the olfactory response of adult female and male to the standard compounds of the five main extracts. The contact reaction test with male and female adults was performed to the eluted adults that smeared tandard compounds.

Variation in the transmission of barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV by different Sitobion avenae clones in China.

Fourteen Sitobion avenae Fabricius (Hemiptera: Aphididae) clonal lines (clones) originating from China were tested for their ability to transmit BYDV-PAV (one isolate from Belgium and another from China) using wheat plants. By sequence analysis, the coat protein gene of BYDV-PAV-BE was distinguishable from BYDV-PAV-CN. All of the clones could transmit BYDV-PAV, and the transmission varied from 24.

Cellular tropism, population dynamics, host range and taxonomic status of an aphid secondary symbiont, SMLS (Sitobion miscanthi L type symbiont).

SMLS (Sitobion miscanthi L type symbiont) is a newly reported aphid secondary symbiont. Phylogenetic evidence from molecular markers indicates that SMLS belongs to the Rickettsiaceae and has a sibling relationship with Orientia tsutsugamushi. A comparative analysis of coxA nucleotide sequences further supports recognition of SMLS as a new genus in the Rickettsiaceae.

Discovery of English grain aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) biotypes in China.

The English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an important pest insect of wheat, Triticum aestivum (L.), in China.

A possibly new Rickettsia-like genus symbiont is found in Chinese wheat pest aphid, Sitobion miscanthi (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

In this study, we investigated Rickettsia infection in Chinese wheat pest aphid (Sitobion miscanthi), moreover detected a possibly new Rickettsia-like symbiont, provisionally named as SMLS(1) (S. miscanthi L type symbiont). The sequence of SMLS 16S rRNA gene is 94% similar to that of its presumed closest relative, Orientia tsutsugamushi.