Consuelo M Forero-Reyes, Angela M Alvarado-Fernández, Ana M Ceballos-Rojas, Lady C González-Carmona, Melva Y Linares-Linares, Rubiela Castañeda-Salazar, Adriana Pulido-Villamarín, Manuel E Góngora-Medina, Jesús A Cortés-Vecino, María X Rodríguez-Bocanegra
The genus Fusarium is widely recognized for its phytopathogenic capacity. However, it has been reported as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Thus, it can be considered a microorganism of interest in pathogenicity studies on different hosts. Therefore, this work evaluated the pathogenicity of Fusarium spp. isolates from different origins in plants and animals (murine hosts). Twelve isolates of Fusarium spp. from plants, animal superficial mycoses, and human superficial and systemic mycoses were inoculated in tomato, passion fruit and carnation plants, and in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed BALB/c mice...
October 5, 2017: Revista Argentina de Microbiología