The differential virulence of Fusarium strains causing corneal infections and plant diseases is associated with accessory chromosome composition.

is a cross-kingdom pathogen. While some strains cause disseminated fusariosis and blinding corneal infections in humans, others are responsible for devastating vascular wilt diseases in plants. To better understand the distinct adaptations of to animal or plant hosts, we conducted a comparative phenotypic and genetic analysis of two strains: MRL8996 (isolated from a keratitis patient) and Fol4287 (isolated from a wilted tomato []).

Genome editing using a versatile vector-based CRISPR/Cas9 system in Fusarium species.

Fusarium species include important filamentous fungal pathogens that can infect plants, animals, and humans. Meanwhile, some nonpathogenic Fusarium species are promising biocontrol agents against plant pathogens. Here, we developed a genome editing technology using a vector-based CRISPR/Cas9 system for Fusarium oxysporum f.

Differentiation of the Pea Wilt Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi from Other Isolates of Fusarium Species by PCR.

Pea wilt disease, caused by the soilborne and seedborne fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi (Fop), first appeared in Japan in 2002.

Mutations Found in the Gene That Confer Susceptibility to the AAL-Toxin in Ancestral Tomatoes from Peru and Mexico.

Tomato susceptibility/resistance to stem canker disease caused by f. sp. and its pathogenic factor AAL-toxin is determined by the presence of the gene.