Powdery mildews are obligate biotrophic phytopathogenic fungi with a worldwide distribution. Advances in sequencing and molecular analyses have enabled the identification of cryptic species that were previously indistinguishable through morphological methods alone. Consequently, the discovery of new species continues to increase. This study brings together a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the amplificat...

Leveillula taurica has until recently been believed to be the causal pathogen of powdery mildew of tomatoes in Mauritius. However, in the year 2022, another powdery mildew species was detected on tomatoes under culture in various tomato growing localities of the island. Based on morphological comparison and molecular analysis, its identity was confirmed as Erysiphe neolycopersici (anam. Pseudoidium neolycopersici ). This speci...