| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01796) |
| MIC Name |
Fusarium (ascomycetes)
|
| MIC Synonyms |
Gibberella
|
| Body Site |
Skin
|
| Lineage |
Kingdom: Eukaryota
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Nectriaceae
Genus: Fusarium
|
| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Aerobe
|
| Microbial Metabolism |
Respiratory
|
| Host Relationship |
Pathogen
|
| Description |
Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi, part of a group often referred to as hyphomycetes, widely distributed in soil and associated with plants. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health if they enter the food chain.
|
| External Links |
Taxonomy ID |
|
| GOLD Organism ID |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Host Immune Factors (HIFs) |
| Human drosomycin-like defensin |
| HIF ID |
HIFM0298 |
HIF Info
|
Class |
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) |
| Description |
Human drosomycin-like defensin exerted strong fungicidal effects against Fusarium. |
[1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Environmental Factor(s) |
| Disbiome ID |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| References |
| 1 |
Drosomycin-like defensin, a human homologue of Drosophila melanogaster drosomycin with antifungal activity.Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr;52(4):1407-12. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00155-07. Epub 2008 Jan 22.
|
If you find any error in data or bug in web service, please kindly report it to Dr. Tang and Dr. Mou.
