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Fusarium vorosii (Fusarium vorosii )
Fusarium vorosii
Fusarium vorosii
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Asia: Japan, Korea; Europe: Hungary, Russia, Serbia
Not known to be in the US
2025-10-15
fungus
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barley, corn, rice
FUSAVO
Fusarium vorosii is a fungal species in the Fusarium graminearum complex that causes Fusarium head blight in cereals such as wheat and barley. It produces trichothecene mycotoxins, which can contaminate grain, reduce yield, and pose health risks to humans and animals. The fungus is transmitted through infected crop residues, airborne spores, and infected seed, facilitating its spread and impact on cereal production.
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays
corn
No
FUSAVO-1, FUSAVO-2, FUSAVO-3, FUSAVO-4, FUSAVO-5
Fusarium vorosii can cause ear and stalk rot in corn. It produces trichothecene mycotoxins that contaminate grain and reduce yield. The fungus spreads via infected crop residues and airborne spores; no resources were found indicating seed-to-seedling transmission.
Yes
PCR
This method has not be standardized in F. vorosii.
2025-10-15 16:55:17
FUSAVO-1
Starkey, D. E., T. J. Ward, T. Aoki, L. R. Gale, H. C. Kistler, D. M. Geiser, H. Suga, B. Toth, J. Varga, and K. O’Donnell. 2007. Global molecular surveillance reveals novel Fusarium head blight species and trichothecene toxin diversity. Fungal Genetics and Biology 44(11):1191-1204.
FUSAVO-2
Lee, T., J.-S. Paek, K. A. Lee, S. Lee, J.-H. Choi, H. Ham, S. K. Hong, and J.-G. Ryu. 2016. Occurrence of toxigenic Fusarium vorosii among small grain cereals in Korea. The plant pathology journal 32(5):407.
FUSAVO-3
Molnár, O., Vida, G., & Puskás, K. (2024). Fusarium species associated with Fusarium head blight in Hungarian wheat fields. Plant Disease, 108(3), 558-562.
FUSAVO-4
Obradović, A., Stepanović, J., Krnjaja, V., Bulajić, A., Stanković, G., Stevanović, M., & Stanković, S. (2022). First report of head blight of wheat caused by Fusarium vorosii in Serbia. Plant Disease, 106(2), 758.
FUSAVO-5
Suga H, Hayashi M, Kushiro M, Miyano N, Inoue H, Nakajima K, Kawakami T, Tonooka T, Nakajima T, Shimizu M, Kageyama K. A Novel Medium for Isolating Two Japanese Species in the Fusarium graminearum Species Complex and a Dipstick DNA Chromatography Assay for Species Identification and Trichothecene Typing. J Fungi (Basel). 2022 Oct 5;8(10):1048.
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