Thecaphora solani
TaxID: 241770
Basic Information
Thecaphora solani
Smut of Potato, potato smut
Thecaphora solani, also known as potato smut, is a fungal plant pathogen. It affects plants, primarily potatoes, in the Andean part of South America. This disease of potatoes has caused reports of crop losses of up to 80 percent in South America.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Basidiomycota
Ustilaginomycetes
Urocystidales
Glomosporiaceae
Thecaphora
solani
Undefined
Species
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Fungal organisms
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Morphological Features
The fungus Thecaphora solani produces teliospores that form spore balls which cannot be separated into single ustilospores. In vitro cultivation of teliospores on water-agar medium produces a very slow radial-growing, hyaline, and septate mycelium after 30 to 40 days. On potato dextrose agar or malt-yeast-peptone media, a white, sponge-like mycelial mass develops after 40 to 50 days. Thin-section light microscopy of gall tissue reveals the presence of septate hyphae within the inner tissues of infected potato tubers and induced galls.
Andrade, O.,et al.(2004). Characterization, In Vitro Culture, and Molecular Analysis of Thecaphora solani, the Causal Agent of Potato Smut. Phytopathology, 94(8), 875–882.
Host Plants (4 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Datura stramonium | Host |
| Solanum | Host |
| Solanum phureja | Host |
| Solanum tuberosum | Host |
Quarantine Status (73 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Quarantine pests | — |
| Argentina | Absent | 2019 |
| Armenia | Absent | — |
| Austria | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | Absent | 2024 |
| Belgium | Unknow | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Belarus | Absent | 1994 |
| Brazil | A1 list | 2018 |
| Canada | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
Distribution (11 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Chile | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
| Mexico | Present | — |
| Netherlands | Absent | — |
| Panama | Present | — |
| Peru | Present | — |
| Slovenia | Absent | — |
| Uruguay | Absent | — |
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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