Publications by authors named "Victoria J Armer"
Article Synopsis
- The Ascomycete genus Fusarium, established in 1809, includes 431 species with a wide variety of lifestyles, from pathogens to non-pathogenic fungi, adapting to various environments and hosts.
- A review was conducted to explore the ecological roles of Fusarium species, highlighting their interactions with plants, humans, and animals, and their presence in both natural and human-altered ecosystems.
- The study emphasizes the availability of sequenced genomes for many Fusarium species and aims to uncover new genetic relationships among these diverse fungi, contributing to the understanding of their evolution and ecological adaptations.
Take-all disease, caused by the Ascomycete fungus , is one of the most important root diseases of wheat worldwide. The fungus invades the roots and destroys the vascular tissue, hindering the uptake of water and nutrients. Closely related non-pathogenic species in the family, such as , occur naturally in arable and grassland soils and have previously been reported to reduce take-all disease in field studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFusarium head blight disease on small-grain cereals is primarily caused by the ascomycete fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Infection of floral spike tissues is characterized by the biosynthesis and secretion of potent trichothecene mycotoxins, of which deoxynivalenol (DON) is widely reported due to its negative impacts on grain quality and consumer safety. The TRI5 gene encodes an essential enzyme in the DON biosynthesis pathway and the single gene deletion mutant, ΔTri5, is widely reported to restrict disease progression to the inoculated spikelet.
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