Heterobasidion irregulare
TaxID: 984962
Basic Information
Heterobasidion irregulare
Root and Butt Rot
Heterobasidion irregulare is a tree root rotting pathogenic fungus that belongs to the genus Heterobasidion, which includes important pathogens of conifers and other woody plants. It has a wide host and geographic range throughout North America and causes considerable economic damage in pine plantations in the United States. This fungus is also a serious worry in eastern Canada. Heterobasidion irregulare has been introduced to Italy (Lazio)(modifica) where it has been responsible for extensive tree mortality of stone pine. Due to the ecology, disease type, host range/preference, interfertility group, and genetic information, H. irregulare (formerly known as Heterobasidion annosum P ISG) was designated a new species and distinguished from Heterobasidion occidentale (formerly known as Heterobasidion annosum S ISG).
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Russulales
Bondarzewiaceae
Heterobasidion
irregulare
Undefined
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Basidiomycota;c__Agaricomycetes;o__Russulales;f__Bondarzewiaceae;g__Heterobasidion;s__Heterobasidion irregulare
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Fungal organisms
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (43 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Abies | Host |
| Abies balsamea | Host |
| Arbutus menziesii | Host |
| Arctostaphylos manzanita | Host |
| Calocedrus | Host |
| Calocedrus decurrens | Host |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides | Host |
| Juniperus | Host |
| Juniperus occidentalis | Host |
| Juniperus virginiana | Host |
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| EPPO A2 | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | A1 list | 2025 |
| Morocco | Quarantine pest | 2018 |
| Uruguay | Absent | — |
Distribution (13 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Absent | — |
| Canada | Present | |
| Cuba | Present | — |
| Dominican Republic | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| Greece | Present | — |
| Italy | Present | — |
| Lithuania | Present | — |
| Mexico | Present | — |
| Netherlands | Absent | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_001457915.1 | Scaffold | 26 | 17 | 2077 | - |
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERR3435151 | - | - | - | 39106981 | - | |
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PRJEB33431 ERX3457174 ERP116222 fungi Illumina HiSeq 2500 paired end sequencing {'external id': 'SAMEA5773019', 'sample name': 'HET17', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'HET17', 'ena-last-update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'scientific_name': 'Heterobasidion irregulare', 'ena-first-public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z', 'insdc center name': 'SLU', 'insdc last update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'insdc first public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z'} |
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| ERR3435152 | - | - | - | 13150095 | - | |
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PRJEB33431 ERX3457175 ERP116222 fungi Illumina HiSeq 2500 paired end sequencing {'external id': 'SAMEA5773020', 'sample name': 'HET18', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'HET18', 'ena-last-update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'scientific_name': 'Heterobasidion irregulare', 'ena-first-public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z', 'insdc center name': 'SLU', 'insdc last update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'insdc first public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z'} |
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| ERR3435153 | - | - | - | 13210765 | - | |
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PRJEB33431 ERX3457176 ERP116222 fungi Illumina HiSeq 2500 paired end sequencing {'external id': 'SAMEA5773021', 'sample name': 'HET19', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'HET19', 'ena-last-update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'scientific_name': 'Heterobasidion irregulare', 'ena-first-public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z', 'insdc center name': 'SLU', 'insdc last update': '2019-07-15T09:49:56Z', 'insdc first public': '2020-04-29T04:08:48Z'} |
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Literature
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