Gibberella fujikuroi

style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;"|Gibberella fujikuroi
style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" | Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae Order: Hypocreales Family: Nectriaceae Genus: Gibberella Species: G. fujikuroi
Binomial name
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw., (1931)
Synonyms
Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg, (1976) Gibberella fujikuroi var. moniliformis (Wineland) Kuhlman, (1982) Gibberella moniliformis Wineland, (1924) Lisea fujikuroi Sawada, (1919) Oospora verticillioides Sacc., (1882)

Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings, by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.

External links

Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database