The genera Fusarium includes 23 Fusarium species, and this huge number of species varies in morphology, biology, ecology, and genetics. Several Fusarium spp. are important phytopathogenic fungi causing an enormous economic loss in agriculture because of worldwide crop damages and wastages in livestock farming. The production of secondary metabolites, some with biotechnological relevance, and some harmful to humans and animals such as mycotoxins, have taken the attention of the scientific community to understand their production and to search for tools to minimize their accumulation. Since Fusarium spp. are widespread in nature, and fungal conidia are distributed by air, saprophytic colonization of the skin and respiratory mucosa is common. Species within the species complex Fusarium fujikuroi , Fusarium solani, and Fusarium oxysporum are able to cause human infections, especially in an immunocompromised host. Potential resistance to antifungal compounds is the main aspect to consider.
Advances have been made in recent years on the genomic and genetic regulation in the production of some mycotoxins, but more data based on omics are needed to understand the huge diversity within the Fusarium genera.
Under the threat of climate change, the relevance of Fusarium species as plant pathogens is a topic that should be taken into consideration to understand the behavior of the species and to control their impact.
This research topic will accept articles that discuss, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
• Regulation in mycotoxin production under simulation of climate change conditions
• New data on gene clusters and regulation but emerging mycotoxins
• New pathogen species within the Fusarium solani complex (FSSC) and other Fusarium species
• Strategies to reduce the impact of mycotoxins in the food and feed chains
• Resistance to antifungal compounds
The genera Fusarium includes 23 Fusarium species, and this huge number of species varies in morphology, biology, ecology, and genetics. Several Fusarium spp. are important phytopathogenic fungi causing an enormous economic loss in agriculture because of worldwide crop damages and wastages in livestock farming. The production of secondary metabolites, some with biotechnological relevance, and some harmful to humans and animals such as mycotoxins, have taken the attention of the scientific community to understand their production and to search for tools to minimize their accumulation. Since Fusarium spp. are widespread in nature, and fungal conidia are distributed by air, saprophytic colonization of the skin and respiratory mucosa is common. Species within the species complex Fusarium fujikuroi , Fusarium solani, and Fusarium oxysporum are able to cause human infections, especially in an immunocompromised host. Potential resistance to antifungal compounds is the main aspect to consider.
Advances have been made in recent years on the genomic and genetic regulation in the production of some mycotoxins, but more data based on omics are needed to understand the huge diversity within the Fusarium genera.
Under the threat of climate change, the relevance of Fusarium species as plant pathogens is a topic that should be taken into consideration to understand the behavior of the species and to control their impact.
This research topic will accept articles that discuss, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
• Regulation in mycotoxin production under simulation of climate change conditions
• New data on gene clusters and regulation but emerging mycotoxins
• New pathogen species within the Fusarium solani complex (FSSC) and other Fusarium species
• Strategies to reduce the impact of mycotoxins in the food and feed chains
• Resistance to antifungal compounds
