Abstract
Fusarium culmorum is a soilborne fungal plant pathogen that causes foot and root rot and Fusarium head blight on small-grain cereals, in particular on wheat and barley. We report herein the draft genome sequence of a 1998 field strain called FcUK99 adapted to the temperate climate found in England.
Highlights
Fusarium culmorum is a soilborne fungal plant pathogen that causes foot and root rot and Fusarium head blight on small-grain cereals, in particular on wheat and barley
The ascomycete fungus Fusarium culmorum is one of two commonly found pathogenic species identified on flowering wheat spikes that cause yield losses and mycotoxin contamination of grain in the United Kingdom
The other pathogen is Fusarium graminearum, for which a complete genomic reference sequence exists for the United States strain PH-1 (1)
Summary
Fusarium culmorum is a soilborne fungal plant pathogen that causes foot and root rot and Fusarium head blight on small-grain cereals, in particular on wheat and barley. The ascomycete fungus Fusarium culmorum is one of two commonly found pathogenic species identified on flowering wheat spikes that cause yield losses and mycotoxin contamination of grain in the United Kingdom. The other pathogen is Fusarium graminearum, for which a complete genomic reference sequence exists for the United States strain PH-1 (1). Both species are closely related and produce a range of mycotoxins, including the type B trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON) and its derivatives (2).
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