Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the main fungal diseases of grain crops such as wheat,
barley and maize. The FHB species complex produces mycotoxins that cause quality and …

Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures,
circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and …

Eukaryotic filamentous plant pathogens secrete effector proteins that modulate the host cell
to facilitate infection. Computational effector candidate identification and subsequent …

Mycoviruses can have a marked effect on natural fungal communities and influence plant
health and productivity. However, a comprehensive picture of mycoviral diversity is still …

Trichoderma species are opportunistic fungi residing primarily in soil, tree bark and on wild
mushrooms. Trichoderma is capable of killing other fungi and penetrating plant roots, and is …

Background The gene content of a species largely governs its ecological interactions and
adaptive potential. A species is therefore defined by both core genes shared between all …

Summary Formae speciales (ff. spp.) of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum are often
polyphyletic within the species complex, making it impossible to identify them on the basis of …

There is an urgency to supplant the heavy reliance on chemical control of Fusarium
diseases in different economically important, staple food crops due to development of …

The importance of understanding the biology of the mycotoxigenic fungus Fusarium
verticillioides and its various microbial and plant host interactions is critical given its threat to …

Fungi are major players in the carbon cycle in forest ecosystems due to the wide range of
interactions they have with plants either through soil degradation processes by litter …