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Fusarium sporotrichioides is a fungal plant pathogen infecting black walnuts.

Fusarium sporotrichioides

 * Fusarium species are known as opportunistic
 * Can be identified as elongate, canoe-shaped macroconidia
 * F. sporotrichioides have hyphal structures, bent-curved structures under the microscope
 * Fusarium species can be identified by microarray based methods
 * Grows best on medium of potato dextrose agar at 26°C
 * An estimated genome size of about 20.37 Mb
 * Commonly found in wheat and corn in Europe countries
 * Highly toxic metabolites such as trichothecenes
 * Produce T-2 toxin
 * Mycotoxin biosynthesis controlled by special genes
 * Unknown sexual stage
 * Involved in plant pathogenesis
 * Enzymatic detoxification