{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Causal agents of Stemphylium-induced foliar diseases of tomatoes and other Solanaceae hosts in Brazil.
{Author}: Torres TB;Boiteux LS;Perdomo DN;Veloso JS;Fonseca MEN;Fontenelle MR;Reis A;
{Journal}: J Appl Microbiol
{Volume}: 135
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: 2024 Mar 1
{Factor}: 4.059
{DOI}: 10.1093/jambio/lxae038
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>An extensive survey was done to clarify the prevalent Stemphylium species on Solanaceae plants across Brazil, and their host ranges.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Eighty nine (89) Stemphylium isolates were obtained from naturally infected tomatoes as well as S. paniculatum, potato, eggplant, scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum var. gilo), Physalis angulata, and Capsicum species. Phylogenetic analyses encompassing the ITS-5.8S rDNA and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase genomic regions placed the isolates into two distinct groupings with either Stemphylium lycopersici or S. solani. Isolates of S. lycopersici (n = 81) were obtained infecting tomato, potato, eggplant, S. paniculatum, and P. angulata. Isolates of S. solani (n = 8) were detected in natural association with scarlet eggplant and tomato. Two isolates of S. lycopersici displayed a wide experimental host range in greenhouse bioassays, infecting accessions of 12 out of 18 species. Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) was the only experimental host outside the Solanaceae family.