Gibberella zeae
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gibberella-zeae-274-15359553
title:
Gibberella zeae
text:
Gibberella zeae, also known by the name of its anamorph Fusarium graminearum, is a fungal plant pathogen which causes fusarium head blight (FHB), a devastating disease on wheat and barley. The pathogen is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year. Infection causes shifts in the amino acid composition of wheat, resulting in shriveled kernels and contaminating the remaining grain with mycotoxins, mainly deoxynivalenol (DON), which inhibits protein biosynthesis; and
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description:
Species of fungus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberella_zeae
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date modified:
2024-02-28T19:56:16Z
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13
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