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Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
yes
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
Plant pathogen causing leaf and fruit spots on blueberry
Morphology
After 21 days on Potato dextrose medium at 25°C, colonies are yeast-like, pale pink, soft and dull. Conidia single-celled, cylindrical, straight or curved. Hyphae or pseudohyphae not observed.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 24°C to 26°C Atmosphere: Typical aerobic
Fruit and leaf spot of Vaccinium virgatum, Alma, Bacon County, Georgia, USA.
References
Brewer MT, et al. Exobasidium maculosum, a new species causing leaf and fruit spots on blueberry in the southeastern USA and its relationship with other Exobasidium spp. parasitic to blueberry and cranberry. Mycologia 106: 415-423, 2014. PubMed: 24871592
