2010/09/13 by Brett A. Summerell, Matthew H. Laurence, Edward C. Y. Liew +1 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases #Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Biogeography #Biology #Phylogeography #Biological dispersal #Ecology #Clade #Fusarium #Biodiversity #Genetic algorithm #Mycology #Evolutionary biology #Phylogenetics #Botany #Genetics
paper · doi:10.1007/s13225-010-0060-2
openalex publication_date 2010/09/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Fusarium is a large, complex genus that causes a wide variety of plant diseases, produces a number of mycotoxins and is becoming increasingly recognized as a significant human pathogen. These fungi occur in ecosystems in all parts of the globe, which makes them useful as a model to better understand biogeographic processes affecting the distribution of fungi. Here we review the information available on the biogeography of different species and clades of Fusarium and some of the likely processes affecting dispersal and speciation.