Cephalotrichum asperulum - New pathogen of potato in Russia

The parasitic effect on the potato plant of fungi of the genus Cephalotrichum, referred to in the mass scientific literature as endophytic, has been proved as a priority. The pathogenicity of isolates on leaves and slices of tubers was checked. Micromorphological features of conidial sporulation and mycelium structures in pure culture are described. By PCR and sequencing, it was proved that the isolate is close to the genus Cephalotrichum, the species C. asperulum. The resulting sequence was deposited in GenBank (registration number ON364353).