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Fusarium kyushuense (Fusarium kyushuense )
Fusarium kyushuense
Fusarium kyushuense
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Asia: China, Japan.
Not known to be in the US
2025-10-08
fungus
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corn, tobacco, wheat, rice
FUSAKY
Fusarium kyushuense lacks chlamydospores, setting it apart from closely related species such as Fusarium sporotrichioides. Transmission occurs primarily through contact with infected plant tissues and crop residues, with conidia spread facilitated by moisture, wind, rain, insects, and human activity. Although it has been isolated from corn kernels, seedborne transmission has not been confirmed. The species is also a mycotoxin producer, reported to produce both Type A and Type B trichothecenes, which can cause toxicosis in animals.
Crops
Zea mays
corn
No
FUSAKY-1, FUSAKY-2, FUSAKY-3, FUSAKY-4, FUSAKY-5, FUSAKY-6
In corn, Fusarium kyushuense causes ear rot and has been isolated from symptomatic kernels. It has been recovered from corn seeds; however, there is no definitive evidence of reliable seed-to-seedling transmission.
Yes
PCR
A method is not standardized for F. kyushuense.
2025-10-08 15:43:44
FUSAKY-1
O’Donnell, K., T. J. Ward, D. M. Geiser, H. C. Kistler, and T. Aoki. 2004. Genealogical concordance between the mating type locus and seven other nuclear genes supports formal recognition of nine phylogenetically distinct species within the Fusarium graminearum clade. Fungal Genetics and Biology 41(6):600-623.
FUSAKY-2
Shang, G., S. Li, H. Yu, J. Yang, S. Li, Y. Yu, J. Wang, Y. Wang, Z. Zeng, J. Zhang, and Z. Hu. 2022. An efficient strategy combining immunoassays and molecular identification for the investigation of Fusarium infections in ear rot of maize in Guizhou Province, China. Front Microbiol 13:849698.
FUSAKY-3
Wang, J. H., H. P. Li, J. B. Zhang, B. T. Wang, and Y. C. Liao. 2014. First report of Fusarium maize ear rot caused by Fusarium kyushuense in China. Plant Disease 98(2):279-279.
FUSAKY-4
Zhou, D., X. Wang, G. Chen, S. Sun, Y. Yang, Z. Zhu, and C. Duan. 2018. The major Fusarium species causing maize ear and kernel rot and their toxigenicity in Chongqing, China. Toxins 10(2):90.
FUSAKY-5
Cao, Y. Y., Zhang, J., Han, S. B., Xia, L. K., Ma, J., Wang, L. F., ... & Duan, C. X. (2021). First report of maize stalk rot caused by Fusarium kyushuense in China. Plant Disease, 105(11), 3759.
FUSAKY-6
Aoki, T., and K. O’Donnell. 1998. Fusarium kyushuense sp. nov. from Japan. Mycoscience 39(1):1-6.
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