Fusarium acutatum is a fungus species of the genus Fusarium.[2][3] Fusarium acutatum can cause gangrenous necrosis on the feet from diabetic patients.[4] Fusarium acutatum produces fumonisin B1, fumonisin B2, fumonisin B3 and 8-O-Methyl-fusarubin.[5][6]

Fusarium acutatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Nectriaceae
Genus: Fusarium
Species:
F. acutatum
Binomial name
Fusarium acutatum
Nirenberg & O'Donnell 1998[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Fusarium acutatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell 1998 - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Fusarium acutatum". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fusarium acutatum". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ Taj-Aldeen, Saad J.; Gene, Josepa; Bozom, Issam Al; Buzina, Walter; Cano, José Francisco; Guarro, Josep (January 2006). "Gangrenous necrosis of the diabetic foot caused by Fusarium acutatum". Medical Mycology. 44 (6): 547–552. doi:10.1080/13693780500543246.
  5. ^ Saeger, Sarah De, ed. (2011). Determining mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in food and feed. Burlington: Elsevier Science. ISBN 0-857-09097-6.
  6. ^ Yan, Jiaju Zhou, Guirong Xie, Xinjian (2011). Encyclopedia of traditional Chinese medicines molecular structures, pharmacological activities, natural sources and applications (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 3-642-16747-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further reading

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  • Leslie, John F.; Bullock, Brett A. Summerell; photographs by Suzanne (2008). The Fusarium Laboratory Manual (1st ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-470-27646-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Desjardins, Anne E. (2006). Fusarium mycotoxins : chemistry, genetics and biology. St. Paul: APS Press. ISBN 0-890-54335-6.