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Geosmithia associated with bark beetles and woodborers in the western USA: taxonomic diversity and vector specificity.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2017
Kolařík Miroslav, Hulcr Jiri, Tisserat Ned, De Beer Wilhelm, Kostovčík Martin, Kolaříková Zuzana, Seybold Steven J, Rizzo David M
Abstract excerpt
Fungi in the genus Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are frequent associates of bark beetles and woodborers that colonize hardwood and coniferous trees. One species, Geosmithia morbida, is an economically damaging invasive species. The authors surveyed the Geosmithia species of California and Colorado, USA, to (i) provide baseline data on taxonomy of Geosmithia and beetle vector specificity across the western...
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