''Fusarium langsethiae'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Nectriaceae
The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne in 1865.
List of genera
This is an incomplete list of genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank ...
. It is a suspected
plant pathogen
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
.
This species was isolated from
oats,
wheat and
barley kernels in several European countries. It resembles ''
Fusarium poae'', from which it differs by slower growth, less aerial
mycelium and absence of odour. Its turnip-shaped or spherical
conidia
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ...
are borne in the aerial mycelium, whereas those of ''F. poae'' are produced on straight mono
phialides mostly in the aerial mycelium.
It does not produce sporodochial conidia.
References
Further reading
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External links
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Study of ''Fusarium langsethiae'' infection in UK cereals
Fungi described in 2004
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
langsethiae
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