The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) includes more than 60 phylogenetic species
(phylospecies) with both phytopathological and clinical importance. Because of their …

The Ophiostomatales was erected in 1980. Since that time, several of the genera have been
redefined and others have been described. There are currently 14 accepted genera in the …

Maize is the most widely cultivated and major security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Three
foliar diseases threaten maize production on the continent, namely northern leaf blight, gray …

The genus Armillaria includes at least 38 species, most of which are facultative necrotrophs
(Gregory and Rishbeth 1991). Pathogenicity of these organisms can result in Armillaria root …

Abstract Background The Botryosphaeriaceae are important plant pathogens, but also have
the ability to establish asymptomatic infections that persist for extended periods in a latent …

Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis,
Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two …

The kingdom fungus is considered as an important component of biodiversity. Cercospora is
one of the major genera in Hyphomycetes infecting mostly the aerial parts of host plants …

RNA interference (RNAi) using double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) against fungal pathogens is
an emerging field of crop disease control. We aimed to evaluate RNAi against the fungus …

The ophiostomatoid fungi are an assemblage of ascomycetes which are arguably best-
known for their associations with bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculonidae) and blue stain …