AUTHOR=Senwanna Chanokned , Hongsanan Sinang , Khuna Surapong , Kumla Jaturong , Yarasheva Manzura , Gafforov Yusufjon , Abdurazakov Aziz , Suwannarach Nakarin 

TITLE=Insights into the molecular phylogeny and morphology of three novel Dothiora species, along with a worldwide checklist of Dothiora

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1367673

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2024.1367673

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=<p>Most species of <italic>Dothiora</italic> are known from the dead parts of various host plants as saprobic fungi in terrestrial habitats occurring in tropical and temperate regions. In the present study, samples of <italic>Dothiora</italic> were collected from dead twigs and branches of <italic>Capparis spinosa</italic>, <italic>Rhaponticum repens</italic>, and an unknown angiosperm plant from the Tashkent and Jizzakh regions of Uzbekistan. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses based on a combined ITS, LSU, SSU, <italic>TEF1</italic>, and <italic>TUB2</italic> sequence data revealed their taxonomic positions within the Dothideaceae. Three new species of <italic>Dothiora</italic>, namely, <italic>Dothiora capparis</italic>, <italic>Dothiora rhapontici</italic>, and <italic>Dothiora uzbekistanica</italic> were proposed by molecular and morphological data. Likewise, the phylogenetic relationship and morphology of <italic>Dothiora</italic> are discussed. In addition, we provide a list of accepted <italic>Dothiora</italic> species, including host information, distribution, morphology descriptions, and availability of sequence data, to enhance the current knowledge of the diversity within <italic>Dothiora</italic>.</p>