Molecular investigation on hazelnut-associated <i>Fusarium</i> isolates belonging to the <i>Fusarium citricola</i> species complex.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies on Fusaria associated with hazelnut have pointed out a role of these fungi as both disease agents and endophytic symbionts, raising concern for the possible mycotoxin contamination of kernels and derived products. Molecular evidence has shown that previous classifications of these isolates as Fusarium lateritium were incorrect, indicating that most of them instead belong to the Fusarium citricola species complex (FCCSC). Based on a set of isolates collected in Italy and Poland, the present work provides a phylogenetic analysis supported by three species delimitation algorithms. The results confirm that all the available hazelnut isolates belong to the FCCSC, and that the discrimination between three currently accepted taxa in this species complex, namely

SUBMITTER: Brugneti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827717 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature