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Fishing for Phytophthora and hybrids
Fishing for Phytophthora in waterways in Western Australia has revealed a Phytophthora community that is very different to that from the soil. It is dominated by Clade 6 Phytophthora species, a group of uncertain pathogenicity thought to be associated with the breakdown of fresh litter. Similar conclusions have now been drawn in comparable studies world-wide. Unexpectedly, we also isolated a large proportion of hybrids which have naturally formed between five of these Phytophthora species, now thought to be indigenous to Western Australia; P. thermophila, P. litoralis, P. moyootj, P. amnicola and P. fluvialis.
- Burgess TI, 2015. Molecular characterization of natural hybrids formed between five related indigenous clade 6 Phytophthora species. PLoS ONE 10: e0134225.
- Hüberli D, Hardy GESJ, White D, Williams N, Burgess TI, 2013. Fishing for Phytophthora from Western Australia's waterways: A distribution and diversity survey. Australasian Plant Pathology. 42: 251-260.
- Nagel JH, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Hardy GESJ, Stukely MJC, Burgess TI, 2013. Characterization of Phytophthora hybrids from ITS clade 6 associated with riparian ecosystems in South Africa and Australia. Fungal Biology. 117: 329-347.
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