Abstract
Moniliophthora roreri and Moniliophthora perniciosa are two basidiomycetes from Amazon that cause Frosty Rod Pot and Witches'broom disease in cocoa respectively. Together these species have caused extensive damage to cacao crops in Central America (M. roreri) and Brazil (M. perniciosa), which led to performing a series of genetic, biochemical, physiological and morphological studies with …