Mycotoxins from Tomato Pathogenic and Their Combined Cytotoxic Effects on Human Cell Lines and Male Albino Rats.

The species are considered to produce a plethora of several mycotoxins constituting a risk factor for both human and animal health. This work aimed mainly to explore the cytotoxicity of a combined mixture of altenuene (ALT), alternariol (AOH), tenuazonic acid (TeA), and altenuisol (AS) toxins produced by pathogenic toward human oral epithelial cells (PCS-200-014), lung fibroblast cells (WI-38), and male albino rats. The sequencing of the multi-locus, RNA polymerase second largest subunit (), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (), and major allergen gene () was performed to infer relationships among isolated species.

Diversity among Species Causing Dieback, Root Rot and Leaf Spot on Fruit Trees in Egypt, and a Description of sp. nov.

Lasiodiplodia (family Botryosphaeriaceae) is a widely distributed fungal genus that causes a variety of diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. During 2020−2021, a routine survey of fruit tree plants was conducted in five Egyptian Governorates, and fresh samples exhibiting dieback, decline, leaf spot and root rot symptoms were collected. Collection from eight different symptomatic leaves, twigs, branches and roots of fruit trees yielded 18 Lasiodiplodia-like isolates.