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Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Yes
Comments
Genome sequencing strain (USDA-ARS and the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), USA).
Morphology
On PDA medium at 25°C after 15 days, mycelium white to lavender, woolly to cottony, dense. Reverse tan to dark purple. Hyphae hyaline with some staining purple, guttulate. Macroconidia hyaline, elongated oval, smooth, segmented, 16.5-31.5 X 3-4.5 μm. Microconidia hyaline, oval to ellipsoidal, smooth.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 200: YM agar or YM broth
ATCC® Medium 324: Malt extract agar
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Wild type, field isolate of maize, Visalia, CA, USA.
References
Proctor RH, et al. Fumonisin production in the maize pathogen Fusarium verticillioides: genetic basis of naturally occuring chemical variation. J. Agric. Food Chem. 54: 2424-2430, 2006.
Brown DW, et al. Comparative analysis of 87,000 expressed sequence tags from the fumonisin-producing fungus Fusarium verticillioides. Fungal Genet Biol 42: 848-861, 2005. PubMed: 16099185
