Mary Catherine Aime

Purdue University | Purdue · Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Moniliophthora roreri, the cause of moniliasis or frosty pod rot, occurs on the neotropical rainforest genera Theobroma and Herrania. While this basidiomycete has had devastating effects on the cacao tree (T. cacao) in tropical America, where it is confined, little is known of its biogeography and intraspecific genetic variability. Here, AFLP and I...

In April 2005, a rust fungus on Pennsylvania blackberry, Rubus pensilvanicus Poiret (= R. abactus Bailey), was collected in Humboldt County, CA. Although native to eastern North America, this host is an escaped cultivar that occurs in disturbed areas throughout California. Morphological and molecular data suggest that this rust is Phragmidium viola...

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was established in coffee seedlings after fungal spore suspensions were applied as foliar sprays, stem injections, or soil drenches. Direct injection yielded the highest post-inoculation recovery of endophytic B. bassiana. Establishment, based on percent recovery of B. bassiana, decreased as time post-...

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members of the fungal taxonomic community. The classification includes 195 taxa, down to the level of order, of which 16 are described or validated here: Dikarya subkingdom nov.; Chytrid...

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members of the fungal taxonomic community. The classification includes 195 taxa, down to the level of order, of which 16 are described or validated here: Dikarya subkingdom nov.; Chytrid...

Peach (Prunus persica L.) is the primary fruit crop in parts of the northern mountainous regions of Oman. Local cultivars, propagated by seedling, are used to produce fruit for local markets and shade fodder crops planted underneath the peach canopy. In February of 2006, leaf samples showing rust signs and symptoms were collected from Balad Seet, 1...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), cultivated for forage and grain production, is an important crop in the Sultanate of Oman. In April 2005, leaf samples of an unknown local variety showing rust symptoms were collected from Rustaq, 100 km southwest of Muscat. Circular-to-oval, red-brown pustules, typical of uredinia, occurred mostly on the upper surface...

The genus Megacollybia, originally proposed for M. (Collybia) platyphylla, has traditional-ly been treated as monotaxic. A phylogenetic reconstruction based on ITS rDNA sequences indicates that several species are involved, with strong phylogeographic signal. Although morphological characters are largely qualitative, examination of basidiomata sugg...

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members of the fungal taxonomic community. The classification includes 195 taxa, down to the level of order, of which 16 are described or validated here: Dikarya subkingdom nov.; Chytrid...

Species of Colletotrichum cause diseases on a wide range of hosts, frequently infecting plants in the Agavaceae (monocotyledons: Liliales). Three species of Colletotrichum restricted to the Agavaceae were detected through morphological studies of specimens and molecular sequence analyses of the LSU of the nu-rDNA and the ITS region of the nu-rDNA f...

Cantharellus pleurotoides sp. nov. (Cantharellaceae, Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) is described from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, occurring in rainforests dominated by ectomycorrhizal Dicymbe spp. (Caesalpiniaceae). This fungus is singular among Cantharellus species described worldwide in possessing a pleurotoid basidioma. Macromorphological...

Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy stems and pods of cacao (Theobroma cacao) trees in natural forest ecosystems and agroecosystems in Latin America and West Africa. These fungi were collected for screening as a potential source of biocontrol agents for the basidiomycetous pathogens of cacao in South and Central America, Moniliophthora rore...

The euagaric Montagnea arenaria (Basidiomycota) is reported from a dry region of southwestern Puerto Rico. This is a new record for Puerto Rico, and only the second record of this fun-gus in the Caribbean. The Puerto Rican material is completely described and illustrated, and a brief taxonomic discussion provided.

A mutant of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis EB037 with limited ability to produce tagetitoxin was isolated after transposon mutagenesis and the mutation was characterized. The mutation occurred in a gene with a high degree of sequence identity to exbD. exbD is contiguous with tonB and exbB upstream and with a gene for a TonB-dependent receptor dow...

In this study we provide a phylogenetically based introduction to the classes and orders of Pucciniomycotina (= Urediniomycetes), one of three subphyla of Basidiomycota. More than 8000 species of Pucciniomycotina have been described including putative saprotrophs and parasites of plants, animals and fungi. The overwhelming majority of these (~90%)...

An overview of the phylogeny of the Agaricales is presented based on a multilocus analysis of a six-gene region supermatrix. Bayesian analyses of 5611 nucleotide characters of rpb1, rpb1-intron 2, rpb2 and 18S, 25S, and 5.8S ribosomal RNA genes recovered six major clades, which are recognized informally and labeled the Agaricoid, Tricholomatoid, Ma...

In this study we provide a phylogenetically based introduction to the classes and orders of Pucciniomycotina (= Urediniomycetes), one of three subphyla of Basidiomycota. More than 8000 species of Pucciniomycotina have been described including putative saprotrophs and parasites of plants, animals and fungi. The overwhelming majority of these (approx...

An overview of the phylogeny of the Agaricales is presented based on a multilocus analysis of a six-gene region supermatrix. Bayesian analyses of 5611 nucleotide characters of rpb1, rpb1-intron 2, rpb2 and 18S, 25S, and 5.8S ribosomal RNA genes recovered six major clades, which are recognized informally and labeled the Agaricoid, Tricholomatoid, Ma...

Several species of Puccinia were recently collected in the Himalayan region of Central Asia from Kazakhstan and Tibet. Puccinia atrofusca (Dudley & C. H. Thomps.) Holw. is reported for the first time from India, in the Ladakh Mountains (West Tibet, Kashmir and Jammu provinces). The first record of a rust pathogenic on Polygonum songoricum Schrenk i...

Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. (Russian knapweed) is a long-lived perennial weed from central Asia that is widely distributed in the western United States (U.S.). Recently, accessions of a rust disease were collected from Colorado (CO), Montana (MT), and Wyoming (WY) for comparison with Eurasian isolates. U.S. accessions had two-celled teliospores with...

Pseudotulostoma volvata (O. K. Mill. and T. W. Henkel) is a morphologically unusual member of the otherwise hypogeous Elaphomycetaceae due to its epigeous habit and exposed gleba borne on an elevated stalk at maturity. Field observations in Guyana indicated that P. volvata was restricted to rain forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal (EM) Dicymbe cor...

Nine species of rust fungi (Uredinales) were found during a 1-day field study in an Acacia koa–Metrosideros polymorpha woodland in Volcanoes National Park on Big Island, Hawaii. Two species, both found on Acacia koa, are native (endemic) rusts whereas 7 species are nonnative on nonnative hosts, highlighting the high proportion of introduced species...

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Rust fungi (Basidiomycota, Uredinales) consist of more than 7000 species of obligate plant pathogens that possess some of the most complex life cycles in the Eumycota. Traditionally, a limited number of synapomorphic characters and incomplete life-cycle and host-specificity data have hampered phylogenetic inference within the Uredinales. The applic...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important annual forage crop cultivated in the Sultanate of Oman, especially during the summer months. It is used for green fodder and grains and often intercropped in fruit orchards, especially under date palms. In April of 2005, leaf samples showing rust symptoms were collected from Samail, 100 km south of Muscat. Oval-s...

Galega officinalis L. is an obnoxious invasive weed in the United States and a potential target for biological control efforts. The plant, a member of the legume family, is native to western Asia and southern Europe. During September 2001, uredinial pustules were observed on leaves of G. officinalis L. in Kizilcahamam, Ankara. Specimens were examin...

A new locality of rare rust Puccinia atrofusca is reported from Ladakh Mts. (West Tibet, Kashmir and Jammu province in India). P. nitidula was noted on a new host plant, Polygonum songaricum. Puccinia saxifragae and P. allii from Thian Shan are also reported.

This compilation of the rust fungi of Guyana is based on collections made recently in Guyana, specimens in the US National Fungus Collection (BPI), and literature reports. Here, 55 species of Uredinales are recorded for Guyana, including 20 new records for the country and four new species: Malupa pakaraimensis, Ravenelia guyanensis, Uredo baruensis...

Five new species of Clavulina (Clavulinaceae, Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) are described from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana, occurring in rain forests dominated by the ectomycorrhizal tree Dicymbe corymbosa (Caesalpiniaceae). These clavarioid fungi have simple (i.e., unbranching) basidiomata, which is a relatively uncommon phenotypic feature...

Tussilago farfara L. (“coltsfoot”, Asteraceae) is indigenous to Eurasia, including Turkey, but has been classified as a Class A noxious weed in North America. Plant pathogens are being sought as potential candidates for biological control of coltsfoot. A rust fungus, Coleosporium tussilaginis (Pers) Lev. has been reported to cause disease on T. far...

The two most devastating diseases of cacao (Theobroma cacao)—the source of chocolate—in tropical America are caused by the fungi Crinipellis perniciosa (witches’ broom disease) and Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot or moniliasis disease). Despite the agricultural, socio-economic and environmental impact of these fungi, most aspects of their lif...

The two most devastating diseases of cacao (Theobroma cacao)--the source of chocolate--in tropical America are caused by the fungi Crinipellis perniciosa (witches' broom disease) and Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot or moniliasis disease). Despite the agricultural, socio-economic and environmental impact of these fungi, most aspects of their l...

Vitex doniana Sweet (Verbenaceae) is a semideciduous tree that occurs throughtout Africa from Senegal to the Sudan and in Somalia, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and most provinces of Zambia. Wood from V. doniana is used in construction, making boxes and furniture; jam and wine are made from the vitamin-rich fruits; the leaves provide cattle feed;...

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a minor, but culturally important crop in Oman; the dried flowers produce a pigment used in facial ornamentation. Although Oman is not a commercial producer of safflower, the region is a center of diversity and a source of genetic material for breeding programs. Production of oil from safflower has potential i...

Phragmidium violaceum occurs on several species of Rubus, including R. armeniacus, R. fruticosus agg., and R. laciniatus, in Europe, South Africa, Iran, and Iraq, and has been introduced as a biological control agent for invasive blackberries in Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. To our knowledge, this is the first official report of P. violaceum i...

Many species of the agaric genus Crepidotus are distinguished based on single, potentially variable morphological characters. Numerous collections of Crepidotus belonging to a species complex that includes C. crocophyllus and C. nephrodes were examined from Central and Eastern Europe and North America. Morphological observations were supplemented b...

Advances in phylogenetic systematics have clarified the position of most major homobasidiomycete lineages. In contrast, the status of the Crepidotaceae, a historically controversial family of dark-spored agarics, remains unaddressed. In this paper, current morphology-based classifications of the agaric genera of the Crepidotaceae were evaluated by...

Abstract The coelomycetous genera Chaetomella and Pilidium were determined to be closely related to each other, yet are recognized as distinct genera based on both morphological observations and rDNA sequence analyses. Analyses of the SSU and LSU of the nuclear ribosomal RNA genes suggest that Chaetomella and Pilidium along with Sphaerographium ten...

Crupina vulgaris Cass. (common crupina, family Asteraceae), an introduced invasive weed in the northwestern United States, is a target of biological control efforts. During the spring of 2002, ≈30 wilting C. vulgaris plants were found along a road from Volos to Portaria, Greece (39°22'58″N, 22°59'27″E, elevation 446 m). Wilting plants had irregular...

Eleven species of mushrooms are currently known to be utilized as a food source by the indigenous Patamona Amerindians of the rain forested Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. The majority of these fungi are undescribed species; many belong to groups that are infrequently collected for the table by North Americans (e.g. Clavulinaceae, Sarcoscyphaceae, A...

A rust fungus found on cultivars of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Crassulaceae) is described as a new species, Aecidium kalanchoe sp. nov., and compared to the other described rusts on members of the Crassulaceae. Only one other rust is known to parasitize Kalanchoe spp. A DNA sequence of A. kalanchoe suggests that the teleomorph is related to Puccinia.

Two sebacinoid basidiomycetes, possibly ectomycorrhizal with Dicymbe corymbosa (Caesalpiniaceae), are reported from the Pakaraima Mountains of western Guyana. One is a Tremellodendron species, for which the new combination T. ocreatum is proposed. The other is a Sebacina species indistinguishable from the cosmopolitan S. incrustans.

During fieldwork in Guyana several unusual and distinctive taxa of polypores were collected, three of which are described here as new. The first of these, Amauroderma coltricioides is the first species known in the Ganodermataceae with smooth basidiospores. Coltricia verrucata and Coltriciella navispora also are described as new, and a key to the n...

During fieldwork in Guyana several unusual and distinctive taxa of polypores were collected, three of which are described here as new. The first of these, Amauroderma coltricioides is the first species known in the Ganodermataceae with smooth basidiospores. Coltricia verrucata and Coltriciella navispora also are described as new, and a key to the n...

Four new species of Inocybe (Agaricales) with pleurocystidia and nodulose spores are recorded from a remote region of rain forest in Guyana, in northeastern South America. All four species of Inocybe occur in association with the arborescent legume genus, Dicymbe (Caesalpiniaceae, tribe Amherstieae). This constitutes the first report of a legume ho...

Study of the genus Gomphidius from recent material from Asia and North America has been carried out using traditional taxonomy combined with molecular systematics. Two new species of Gom-phidius (G. borealis and G. pseudoflavipes) are described , one from Eastern Siberia and a second from rarely collected habitats in the Western United States. One...

Melanomphalia thermophila (Sing.) Sing. is a rarely collected agaric previously known only from Florida and Brazil. This taxon was originally described as a species of Tubaria and much of Singer's rationale for placing Tubaria within the Crepidotaceae (Imai) Sing. was based on anatomical similarities between T. thermophila and Crepidotus (Fr.) Stau...

Study of the genus Gomphidius from recent material from Asia and North America has been carried out using traditional taxonomy combined with molecular systematics. Two new species of Gomphidius (G. borealis and G. pseudoflavipes) are described, one from Eastern Siberia and a second from rarely collected habitats in the Western United States. One ta...

Study of the genus Gomphidius from recent material from Asia and North America has been carried out using traditional taxonomy combined with molecular systematics. Two new species of Gomphidius (G. borealis and G. pseudoflavipes) are described, one from Eastern Siberia and a second from rarely collected habitats in the Western United States. One ta...

Melanomphalia thermophila (Sing.) Sing. is a rarely collected agaric previously known only from Florida and Brazil. This taxon was originally described as a species of Tubaria and much of Singer's rationale for placing Tubaria within the Crepidotaceae (Imai) Sing. was based on anatomical similarities between T. thermophila and Crepidotus (Fr.) Stau...

This study provides a first broad systematic treatment of the euagarics as they have recently emerged in phylogenetic systematics. The sample consists of 877 homobasidiomycete taxa and includes approximately one tenth (ca. 700 species) of the known number of species of gilled mushrooms that were traditionally classified in the order Agaricales. Abo...

Morphological and habitat descriptions, illustrations and taxonomic discussions are presented for two newly described species of pleurotoid Lactarius, L. brunellus and L. multiceps, from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. A third species, L. igapoensis, is synonymized with L. panuoides.

Morphological and habitat descriptions, illustrations and taxonomic discussions are presented for two newly described species of pleurotoid Lactarius, L. brunellus and L. multiceps, from the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. A third species, L. igapoensis, is synonymized with L. panuoides.

Delayed basidiospore germination (endogenous dormancy) for a number of species of Crepidotus (Agaricales: Crepidotaceae) is reported for the first time. Ninety percent of recovered single spore isolates germinated between 18 and 36 weeks after collection; average germination was 25 weeks after collection. The period in which 90% of germinations occ...