BACKGROUND The plant pathogenic fungus (such as Gibberella zeae, Fusarium oxysporum and Cytospora mandshurica) causes devastating disease in agriculture. The pathogenic fungus is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year. In order to discover new fungicidal molecule with good fungicidal activity against G. zeae, F. oxysporum, and C. mandshurica, we sought to com...

A series of novel sulfone derivatives containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety were synthesized. All the target com-pounds were characterized by H and C nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Their antifungal activities were tested in vitro with six important phytopathogenic fungi, namely, Gibberella zeae, Fusarium oxysporum, Cytospora mandshurica, Phytophthora infe...

We found a n error in F igure 1 in our paper publis hed in the Marine Drugs [1]. The structure of Cytosporones A and B are corrected as follows. A dditional chemistry details of these com pounds can be found in our earlier paper [2]. Figure 1. Chemical structures of cytosporones A and B in figure 1. O CH 3 OH OH Cytosporone A (R = H) Cytosporone B (R = Et)) O RO We apologize for any inconvenien...

Prunus serotina is an important invasive plant species in Poland. It was introduced to European forests, even places currently protected by law, such as national parks. One major factor contributing the spread of this lack infecting pathogens and incomplete knowledge about relationship between microorganisms. This study aimed identify fungal communities collected from freshly cut stumps live de...

During the study on endophytic fungi of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), 655 fungal isolates were obtained and studied taxonomically. Based on morphological and ITS sequences data, 15 species belonging to 10 genera including Alternaria brassicicola, A. chlamydospora, A. malorum, A. atra, Arthrinium phaeospermum, A. sacchari, Aspergillus nidulans, A. wentii, Beauveria bassiana, Cheatomium elatum, ...

Fungal diseases are posing tremendous threats to global economy and food safety. Among them, Valsa canker, caused by fungi of Valsa and their Cytospora anamorphs, has been a serious threat to fruit and forest trees and is one of the most destructive diseases of apple in East Asia, particularly. Accurate and robust delimitation of pathogen species is not only essential for the development of eff...