Fusarium oxysporum

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Classification

Superkingdom: Eukaryota; Kingdom: Fungi; Phylum: Ascomycota; Class: Sordariomycetes; Order: Hypocreales; Genus: Fusarium

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy

Fusarium oxysporum

Description and Significance

Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.

Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

F. oxysporum is a rapidly growing colony, which can expand to 4.5 cm in a few days.

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Habitat; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

This image portrays the damage F. oxysporum can have on crops [1]

References

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fusarium_wilt_symptom_tobacco.jpg

Author

Page authored by Andrew Smith and Andrew Smedley, students of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.

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