Alternaria alternata is one of the most clinically relevant fungal allergens in pediatric patients with respiratory allergies. Sensitization to this mold has increased in recent decades and is influenced by environmental exposure, geographic location...
Species of the genus Alternaria are ubiquitous and frequently isolated from various plants, including crops. There are two phylogenetically and morphologically close Alternaria sections: the relatively well-known Infectoriae and the rarely mentioned...
Alternaria brown spot is an important fungal disease in citrus. The infection of young citrus organs usually coincides with strong rainfall, which causes low efficiency of fungicides and the outbreak of this disease. Here, the microbiomes of the asym...
Alternaria alternata is a saprophytic mold whose spores are disseminated in warm dry air, the typical weather of the Mediterranean climate region (from 30° to 45°), with a peak during the late summer and early autumn. Alternaria spores are known to b...
Alternaria spp. and its toxins are the main contaminants in processing tomato. Based on our earlier research, the current study looked into the anti-fungal capacity of crude lipopeptides from B. amyloliquefaciens XJ-BV2007 against A. alternata. We fo...
Alternaria is a cosmopolitan fungal genus widely distributing in soil and organic matter. It includes saprophytic, endophytic and pathogenic species. At least 268 metabolites from Alternaria fungi have been reported in the past few decades. They main...
In this study, we carried out large-scale leaf spot symptom observation on vineyards in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia and determined their distribution. The incidence and severity of leaf spot were higher on the Euro-American grapevine hybrids (Bianka...
Alternaria is a saprophytic and opportunistic fungus with a worldwide distribution that can affect the quality of various agricultural products, such as fruits, cereals, and pseudocereals. This research was carried out to investigate the population o...
Early blight (EB) is a destructive disease affecting potato and tomato plants in Russia, caused by a heterogeneous group of plant pathogenic Alternaria fungi. The current species delimitation in Alternaria sect. Porri with medium to large conidia and...
Celtis sinensis is a highly versatile species that is commonly cultivated in the southern regions of China. In June 2022, leaf spot disease was detected in C. sinensis in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Based on morphological characteristics, three isolates...
The genus Alternaria, functioning as a saprobe, endophyte, and plant pathogen, is widely distributed across various natural and human-impacted environments. Leaf spot and black spot diseases, caused by Alternaria species, are the most prevalent plant...
The yellow peach (Amygdalus persica), an important fruit in China, is highly susceptible to infection by Alternaria sp., leading to potential health risks and economic losses. In the current study, firstly, yellow peaches were artificially inoculated...
This study was aimed at identifying Alternaria species associated with heart rot disease of pomegranate fruit in southern Italy and characterizing their mycotoxigenic profile. A total of 42 Alternaria isolates were characterized. They were obtained f...
The tomato is one of the most consumed agri-food products in Lebanon. Several fungal pathogens, including Alternaria species, can infect tomato plants during the whole growing cycle. Alternaria infections cause severe production and economic losses i...
Chickpea is susceptible to fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination. Argentina exports most of its chickpea production; thus, its quality is of concern. The Alternaria fungal genus was found to be prevalent in chickpea samples from Argentina. The...
As a filamentous and spoilage fungus, Alternaria spp. can not only infect processing tomatoes, but also produce a variety of mycotoxins which harm the health of human beings. To explore the production of Alternaria toxins in processing tomatoes durin...
Fungal allergy is the third most frequent cause of respiratory pathologies and the most related to a poor prognosis of asthma. The genera Alternaria and Cladosporium are the most frequently associated with allergic respiratory diseases, with Alternar...
Apple Alternaria blotch disease, caused by Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl, is one of the most famous leaf diseases. When the disease is prevalent, it causes leaf abscission and influences the formation of flower buds and photosynthesis. Therefore,...
Alternaria mycotoxins are a class of important, agriculture-related hazardous materials, and their contamination in ruminant feeds and products might bring severe toxic effects to animals and even human beings. To control these hazardous compounds, a...
Early blight of potatoes when not controlled can lead to major yield loss. In organic farming, disease control methods using beneficial microorganisms are needed. This study aimed to use commercially available yeast strains to prevent early blight in...
Cucurbitaceous plants comprise a wide range of economically important vegetable and fruit crops. In this study, Alternaria species associated with Cucurbitaceae were investigated using an integrative approach combining multilocus phylogenetic analyse...
Occurrence of toxigenic molds and mycotoxins on dried fruits is a worldwide problem, but limited information is available in China. A total of 220 dried fruits (raisins, dried apricots, dates and wolfberries) purchased from China were analyzed for 17...
To manage the developing resistance of Alternaria spp. [the causal fungi of ginseng Alternaria leaf and stem blight (GALSB)] to QoIs fungicides, the toxicity and biochemical activity of pyrimidine nucleoside antibiotics (PNA) against Alternaria spp.,...
Alternaria fungus can cause notable diseases in cereals, ornamental plants, vegetables, and fruits around the world. To date, an increasing number of mycoviruses have been accurately and successfully identified in this fungus. In this study, we disco...
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of four Alternaria toxins (alternariol [AOH], alternariol monomethyl ether [AME], tenuazonic acid [TeA], and tentoxin [TEN]) in various foods and assess the risk of Alternaria-toxin exposure in Zhejiang Provi...
A botybirnavirus, Alternaria alternata botybirnavirus 1 (AaBRV1), had been identified from Alternaria alternata strain SD-BZF-19 isolated from diseased watermelon leaves in our previous study. In the current study, AaBRV1 was eliminated from its host...
Black rot is limiting the production of sweet cherries in Italy. Dark brown to black patches and sunken lesions on fruits are the most common symptoms of Alternaria black rot on sweet cherry fruits. We isolated 180 Alternaria spp. from symptomatic ch...
Alternaria is a ubiquitous fungal genus in many ecosystems, consisting of species and strains that can be saprophytic, endophytic, or pathogenic to plants or animals, including humans. Alternaria species can produce a variety of secondary metabolites...
The exposure to Alternaria toxins from grain and grain-based products has been reported to be related to human esophageal cancer in China. In this study, a total of 370 freshly harvested wheat kernel samples collected from Anhui province of China in...
Alternaria dauci is the causal agent of Alternaria leaf blight (ALB) in carrot (Daucus carota) crops around the world. However, to date, A. dauci has received limited attention in its production of phytotoxic metabolites. In this investigation, the b...
Emerging Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins gain more and more interest due to their frequent contamination of food and feed, although in vivo toxicity and toxicokinetic data are limited. Whereas the Fusarium mycotoxins beauvericin, moniliformin and...
Wheat, the main source of carbohydrates worldwide, can be attacked by a wide number of phytopathogenic fungi, included Alternaria species. Alternaria species commonly occur on wheat worldwide and produce several mycotoxins such as tenuazonic acid (TA...
Although large-spored Alternaria species of the section Porri are considered to be the major agents responsible for leaf spot and blight of Solanaceae, small-spored Alternaria species are also frequently isolated from symptomatic tissues. A survey of...
Alternaria toxins are emerging mycotoxins, candidates for regulation by European Authorities. Therefore, highly sensitive, confirmatory, and reliable analytical methodologies are required for their monitoring in food. In that context, an isotope dilu...
Alternaria alternata (A. alternata) is a common pathogen that greatly influences apples’ quantity and quality. However, chemical treatments produce increased health risks along with decreased food and environmental safety. Advancements in plant...
The genus Alternaria has more than 80 species. Alternaria alternata and Alternaria infectoria are the most frequent species associated with infections in humans. Their clinical importance lies in the growing number of cases reported in immunocompromi...
Alternaria spp. occur as plant pathogens worldwide under field and storage conditions. They lead to food spoilage and also produce several classes of secondary metabolites that contaminate the food production chain. From a food safety perspective, th...
Alternaria fungi are widely distributed plant pathogens that invade crop products, causing significant economic damage. In addition, toxic secondary metabolites produced by the fungi can also endanger consumers. Many of these secondary metabolites ar...
Alternaria is a widespread genus and a diverse taxonomic group of fungi, whose members exhibit a wide range of ecological roles, from endophytes and saprophytes to potent plant pathogens, and in some cases, to opportunistic pathogens or allergens aff...
Fungal pathogens are a major constraint affecting the quality of pomegranate production around the world. Among them, Alternaria and Colletotrichum species cause leaf spot, fruit spot or heart rot (black rot), and fruit rot (anthracnose) or calyx end...
The genus Alternaria comprises several species of dematiaceous hyphomycetes known to cause opportunistic infections in humans. Over the past two decades, fungal infections have emerged as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly a...
Alternaria species are important fungal pathogens occurring worldwide in wheat, causing both productive and qualitative losses, and posing a toxicological risk to human health due to the production of their mycotoxins in kernels. This study aimed to...
Celtis julianae Schneid. is widely planted as a versatile tree species with ecological and economic significance. In September 2022, a leaf blotch disease of C. julianae was observed in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, with an infection incidence of 63%. The...
Alternaria species are important fungal pathogens of strawberry, while information on their occurrence and genetic diversity in Kazakhstan remains limited. This study aimed to characterize Alternaria isolates associated with symptomatic strawberry pl...
Host-pathogen interactions are the result of the continuously evolving dynamics of the genomic interphases between pathogens and the host plants. Alternaria brown spot (ABS) caused by the pathogen Alternaria alternata is a serious threat to tangerine...
The spread by arthropods (zoochory) is an essential dispersal mechanism for many microorganisms, like plant pathogens. Carabid beetles are very abundant and mobile ground-dwelling insects. However, their role in the dispersal of economically relevant...
This biomonitoring study was conducted to investigate the concentration levels of five Alternaria mycotoxins in urine samples from 269 healthy volunteers living in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Alternariol (AOH), alternariol monomethyl ether (AME),...
Chickpeas are a very important legume due to their nutritional richness and high protein content and they are used as food for humans and as fodder for livestock. However, they are susceptible to fungal infections and mycotoxin contamination. The Alt...
In a survey of the mycobiota from the dung of herbivorous animals collected in natural areas in Spain, an Alternaria isolate was found. Morphological data and a multi-locus phylogenetic approach carried out through Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inf...
Alternaria (A.) is a genus of widespread fungi capable of producing numerous, possibly health-endangering Alternaria toxins (ATs), which are usually not the focus of attention. The formation of ATs depends on the species and complex interactions of v...
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