Analysis of the mating-type loci of co-occurring and phylogenetically related species of Ascochyta and Phoma.

@article{Woudenberg2012AnalysisOT,
  title={Analysis of the mating-type loci of co-occurring and phylogenetically related species of Ascochyta and Phoma.},
  author={Joyce H. C. Woudenberg and Johannes de Gruyter and Pedro W. Crous and L. H. Zwiers},
  journal={Molecular plant pathology},
  year={2012},
  volume={13 4},
  pages={
          350-62
        }
}
Ascochyta and Phoma are fungal genera containing several important plant pathogenic species. These genera are morphologically similar, and recent molecular studies performed to unravel their phylogeny have resulted in the establishment of several new genera within the newly erected Didymellaceae family. An analysis of the structure of fungal mating-type genes can contribute to a better understanding of the taxonomic relationships of these plant pathogens, and may shed some light on their… 
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