Morphological, phylogenetic, and genomic evidence reveals the causal agent of thread blight disease of cacao in Peru is a new species of Marasmius in the section Neosessiles, Marasmius infestans sp. nov.

The thread blight disease (TBD) of cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the department of Amazonas, Peru was recently reported to be caused by Marasmius tenuissimus (Sect. Neosessiles). This same species is known to be the main causal agent of TBD in West Africa. However, some morphological characteristics, s...

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Main Authors:	Huamán Pilco, Ángel Fernando, Ramos Carrasco, Tito Ademir, Ernesto Franco, Mario Emilio, Tineo Flores, Daniel, Estrada Cañari, Richard, Romero, Pedro Eduardo, Aguilar Rafael, Vilma, Ramírez Orrego, Lourdes Adriana, Tincopa Marca, Rosalina, Márquez, Fanny Rosario, Oliva Cruz, Manuel, Díaz Valderrama, Jorge Ronny
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	F1000Research 2023
Subjects:	Agaricales Cocoa Marasmiaceae Tropical phytopathogens https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#4.01.06 Theobroma cacao Phylogenetics Filogenética Genomics Genómica
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12955/2402 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.140405.2