Species Diversity in the Fusarium solani (Neocosmospora) Complex and Their Pathogenicity for Plants and Humans

Dokl Biol Sci. 2022 Dec;507(1):416-427. doi: 10.1134/S0012496622060217. Epub 2023 Feb 13.

Abstract

The Fusarium solani species complex is a large group of soil saprotrophs with a broad adaptive potential, which allows the fungi to exist under various conditions and to parasitize on different hosts. The review analyzes the modern data concerning the genetic peculiarities of species from this complex by the example of F. solani f. sp. pisi and generalizes the data on the most widespread species pathogenic for both plants and humans. The enhanced resistance of the F. solani species complex to the most of modern antifungal agents and the need for novel therapeutic agents against fusariosis has been considered.

Keywords: causative agents of mycotic lesions in humans; phytopathogens; resistance to antimycotics; species complex.

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fusariosis* / drug therapy
  • Fusariosis* / microbiology
  • Fusarium* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents

Supplementary concepts

  • Fusarium solani