| Species/Subspecies: | Fusarium graminearum | ||||||||||
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| Categories: | Plant pathogen; toxic for animals; toxic for humans; of practical use | ||||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: spindle. Species epithet: of grass. |
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| Alternative Species Name(s): | Gibberella zeae, which is the name of the fungus in the teleomorphic stage. | ||||||||||
| Significance: | This fungus is of great economic importance due to reduced crop yields and contamination of mycotoxins. [Very important] |
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| Macromorphology (smell):
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| Micromorphology:
| Forms banana-shaped septated macroconidia. | ||||||||||
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| Virulence Factors: | The mycotoxins deoxydivalenol (inhibits protein biosynthesis) and zearalenone (estrogenic mycotoxin). These mycotoxins can cause vomiting, liver damage and reproductive disorders in livestock, but are also dangerous to humans. | ||||||||||
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| ITS regions: | - | ||||||||||
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| Comment: | As a plant pathogen, this fungus produces cell wall-degrading enzymes, which are of industial importance. | ||||||||||
| Reference(s): | No. 32, 34, 72 | ||||||||||
| Updated: | 2022-06-22 |
