Editorial: Fusarium species as plant and human pathogens, mycotoxin producers, and biotechnological importance

The fungal genus Fusarium Link includes many plant pathogens of agricultural crops, human pathogens, and species with biotechnological applications (Leslie and Summerell, 2006; Aoki et al., 2014; Meyer et al., 2020; Geiser et al., 2021). The main concern in the last decades has been devoted to those...

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Autores: Chulze, Sofia Noemi, Tittlemier, Sheryl, Torres, Adriana Mabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/229006
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/229006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS
FUSARIUM
BIOCONTROL
FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT
MYCOTOXINS
MAIZE
TOBACCO
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Sumario:The fungal genus Fusarium Link includes many plant pathogens of agricultural crops, human pathogens, and species with biotechnological applications (Leslie and Summerell, 2006; Aoki et al., 2014; Meyer et al., 2020; Geiser et al., 2021). The main concern in the last decades has been devoted to those species that infect staple crops and produce secondary metabolites known as mycotoxins. Mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species have been shown to occur worldwide. Among these, fumonisins and trichothecenes are of great concern for their impact on human and animal health (Munkvold et al., 2021). Under a scenario of climate change, the situation can worsen due to changes in fungal biodiversity, in the resistance/resilience of crops, and in the strong impact of the environmental factors affecting both global food security and safety (Singh et al., 2023).