Kingdom Fungi Higher classification Haematonectria | Rank Species Subclass Hypocreomycetidae | |
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Scientific name Haematonectria haematococca Similar Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum fsp cube, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium proliferatum | ||
Fusarium solani fungi kingdom
Fusarium solani is a filamentous fungus in the genus Fusarium, and the anamorph of Haematonectria haematococca. The fungi's chlamydospores are sometimes found in soils and plant debris.
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Human pathology
The fungus has a worldwide distribution, but its frequency as a medically important pathogen is not fully known. Aside from keratitis, it is an infrequent cause of fungal infections but remains the most common disease-causing fungus in its genus.
Plant pathology
F. solani also is known to infect soybeans, sometimes causing Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS).
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