The ergot, genus Claviceps, comprises approximately 60 species of specialised ovarial
grass parasites famous for the production of food toxins and pharmaceutics. Although the …

The evolution and to some extent the taxonomy of the parasitic fungi belonging to the genus
Claviceps are linked to the evolution of their host plants (grasses, rushes, and sedges) …

Claviceps purpurea is an ovarian parasite infecting grasses (Poaceae) including cereals
and forage plants. This fungus produces toxic alkaloids and consumption of contaminated …

Ergot alkaloids have an established place in plant pathology and toxicology. As
pharmaceuticals, their sourcing is via natural or managed agricultural occurrence of …

The ergot diseases of grasses, caused by members of the genus Claviceps, have had a
severe impact on human history and agriculture, causing devastating epidemics. However …

The grass parasites Claviceps purpurea and Claviceps fusiformis produce ergot alkaloids
(EA) in planta and in submerged culture. Whereas EA synthesis (EAS) in C. purpurea …

The genus Claviceps is of very wide distribution, being recorded from all continents, and
from equatorial regions to high latitudes. The species of Claviceps have a specialised habit …

Four ergot species (Claviceps ripicola, C. quebecensis, C. perihumidiphila, and C.
occidentalis) were recognized based on analyses of DNA sequences from multiple loci …

The ergot diseases of agricultural and nonagricultural grasses are caused by the infection of
Claviceps spp.(Hypocreales, Ascomycota) on florets, producing dark spur‐like sclerotia on …

Claviceps purpurea is a ubiquitous pathogen of cereals and grasses, causing Ergot disease,
which results in substitution of grains by sclerotia. These overwintering structures contain …