Fusarium poae

Fusarium poae
	Fusarium poae in culture
Systematics
Class :	Sordariomycetes
Subclass :	Hypocreomycetidae
Order :	Crust ball mushrooms (Hypocreales)
Family :	Pustel mushroom relatives (Nectriaceae)
Genre :	Fusarium
Type :	Fusarium poae
Scientific name
	Fusarium poae
	( Peck ) Wollenw.

Fusarium poae is a species of mold thatbelongs tothe genus Fusarium . The fungi cause ear diseases on cereals and produce harmful mycotoxins in the process . The type and number of mycotoxins in F. poae , in contrast to other Fusarium species, has not yet been researched. However, it is assumed that there is considerable mycotoxin contamination on infected wheat , which could also be problematic for humans.

Detection of F. poae on cereal grains

Infested cereal plants can be examined for F. poae by surface- sterilizing the cereal grains, placing them in Petri dishes on potato-dextrose agar that has been treated with antibiotics and incubating them for a few days . The growing F. poae mushroom cultures have a pleasant scent that is characteristic of this species of Fusarium, which many people describe as “after apple”; However, smelling the fungal cultures should be avoided, as millions of fungal spores ( conidia ) are inhaled. In terms of its macroscopic appearance on the agar plate, the fungus is very variable: it can be either pale wine-red or almost white. In general, the color of the fungus increases with age. In general, it produces abundant aerial mycelia. Thousands of drop-shaped microconidia and boat-shaped macroconidia are visible under the microscope at 200x magnification.

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↑ http://www.taxonomy.nl/taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=142210
↑ Information on toxin problems in the Bavarian agricultural weekly paper ( Memento from October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
^ ISTA (International Seed Testing Association). 2002. Reference Manual B, National Seed Health System, Seed Health Testing and Phytosanitary Field Inspection Methods Manual.
↑ Nelson, PE, Tousson, TA, Marasas, WFO 1983. Fusarium Species - An Illustrated Manual for Identification. The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park and London.

Web links

Fusarium poae in the Fungorum index

[1] ttp://www.taxonomy.nl/taxonomicon/TaxonTree.aspx?id=142210

[2] Information on toxin problems in the Bavarian agricultural weekly paper ( Memento from October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[3] ISTA (International Seed Testing Association). 2002. Reference Manual B, National Seed Health System, Seed Health Testing and Phytosanitary Field Inspection Methods Manual.

[4] Nelson, PE, Tousson, TA, Marasas, WFO 1983. Fusarium Species - An Illustrated Manual for Identification. The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park and London.