When Do We Call Genetically Distinct Strains Different Species? - A Cautionary Case Study of the Colletotrichum gloesporioides Species Complex

Jianping Xu^1,2,3,4*, He Li^1,2, Guo-Ying Zhou^1,2 and Jun-Ang Liu^1,2

¹Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Control of Forest Diseases and Pests, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

²Key Laboratory for Non-wood Forest Cultivation and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

³Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S4K1, Canada

⁴Institute of Tropical Diseases,, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, PR China

^*Corresponding Author: Jianping Xu, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada, Tel: (+1) 905 525 9140 x27934, Fax: (+1) 905 522 6066 Email: