Fusarium
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Fusarium is a genus of filamentous fungi widely distributed on plants and in the soil. Fusarium may produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health, when it enters the food chain. The main toxins produced by Fusarium are fumonisins related to esophageal cancer in humans, and trichothecenes, toxic metabolites which inhibit eukaryotic protein biosynthesis.
Pathogenesis
As well as being common contaminants and a well-known plant pathogens, Fusarium spp. can cause a range of opportunistic infections in humans that occur in the nails (onychomycosis) and in the cornea (keratomycosis or mycotic keratitis). They are also responsible for causing ulcers, necrosis, and other lesions of the skin in addition to infections in some organs and tissues.References
External links
- [Doctor Fungus]
- [Fusarium and Verticillium Wilts of Tomato, Potato, Pepper, and Eggplant]
- [Fusarium Root Rot in Container Tree Nurseries]
- [Fusarium Blight on Turfgrass]
- [Pea Fusarium Wilt]
- [Fusarium oxysporum]
- [Fusarium Keratitis]
- [Latest News on Fusarium Eye Fungus Contact Lens Infections]
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