Molecular systematics, mating population and mycotoxin production of Fusarium graminearum from grasses.

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2015
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Zakaria, Latiffah
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Fusarium is one of the heterogeneous genera of saprophytic, pathogenic, and toxigenic fungi distributed worldwide. Several Fusarium species normally found in the temperate and subtropical regions were also reported to be in the highlands of tropical areas, including Malaysia. This research was to identify Fusarium species in context of occurrence, diversity, and toxigenicity. Sampling was done randomly from variable hosts and substrates in Cameron Highlands, Fraser's Hill and Kinabalu Park. Fusarium merupakan salah satu genus kulat heterogenous yang merangkumi saprofit, patogenik dan toksigenik yang mudah di dapati di seluruh dunia. Sebahagian spesies Fusarium yang sering dijumpai di kawasan beriklim sejuk dan kawasan separuh tropika telah dijumpai di kawasan tanah tinggi tropika termasuk di Malaysia. Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenalpasti spesies Fusarium tersebut dalam konteks kewujudan, kepelbagaian serta tahap toksigeniknya. Persampelan dilakukan secara rawak daripada pelbagai perumah dan substrat di Cameron Highlands, Bukit Fraser dan Taman Kinabalu.
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Molecular systematics , mating population , mycotoxin , Fusarium graminearum
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