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Genus wide phylogeny for Phytophthora using four mitochondrial loci (cox2, nad9, rps10 and secY; 2,373 nucleotides). Maximum likelihood branch lengths shown. Numbers on nodes represent bootstrap support values for maximum likelihood (top), maximum parsimony (middle) and Bayesian posterior probabilities as percentages (bottom). Nodes receiving significant support (>95%) in all analysis are marked with an asterisk (*). Scale bar indicates number of substitutions per site.(Martin, Blair and Coffey, unpublished).


Phytophthora rubi (W.F. Wilcox & J.M. Duncan) Man in 't Veld 2007 (Oomycetes, Pythiales)
≡ Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi W.F. Wilcox & J.M. Duncan 1993
Notes: This pathogen has previously been reported under the names Phytophthora erythroseptica, P. megasperma, and P. fragariae.
Distribution: Cosmopolitan (Erwin & Ribeiro 1996).
Substrate: Roots.
Disease Note: Root rot. One of the most important diseases of red raspberries (Erwin & Ribeiro 1996).
Host: Rubus idaeus var. idaeus (Rosaceae).
Supporting Literature:
Erwin, D.C., and Ribeiro, O.K. 1996. Phytophthora Diseases Worldwide. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, 562 pages.
Kroon, L.P.N.M., Bakker, F.T., van den Bosch, G.B.M., Bonants, P.J.M., and Flier, W.G. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Phytophthora species based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNS sequences. Fungal Genet. Biol. 41: 766-782.
Man in 't Veld, W.A. 2007. Gene flow analysis demonstrates that Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi constitutes a distinct species, Phytophthora rubi comb. var. Mycologia 99: 222-226.
Updated on Sep 05, 2007