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Eight novel Bipolaris species identified from John L. Alcorn’s collections at the Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium (BRIP)

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Several unidentified specimens of Bipolaris deposited in the Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium (BRIP) that were previously recognised by Dr. John L. Alcorn as taxonomically interesting were re-examined. The morphology of conidia and conidiophores, as well as phylogenetic inference from the analyses of three loci (ITS, GAPDH and TEF1α) supported the classification of eight novel Bipolaris species, which were originally isolated from leaf spots on grasses (Poaceae).

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The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. John L. Alcorn (former curator of the BRIP) for his support, as well as his foresight in preserving all the cultures examined in this study.

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  1. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD, 4102, Australia

    Yu Pei Tan & Roger G. Shivas

  2. Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Yu Pei Tan & Pedro W. Crous

  3. CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Pedro W. Crous

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This article is part of the Special Issue “Biodiversity of Hyphomycetes—Special Issue in honour of Dr. Subramanian”.

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Tan, Y.P., Crous, P.W. & Shivas, R.G. Eight novel Bipolaris species identified from John L. Alcorn’s collections at the Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium (BRIP). Mycol Progress 15, 1203–1214 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-016-1240-6

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