DNA-barcoding identification of Dothistroma septosporum on Pinus contorta var. latifolia, P. banksiana and their hybrid in northern Alberta, Canada

The ascomycete fungi Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) M. Morelet and D. pini Hulbary are both responsible for Dothistroma needle blight disease (DNB) on pines. Using a DNA-barcoding approach, we c...