Fusarium
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Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely known as plant pathogens that cause diseases in crops and can produce harmful mycotoxins.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fusarium canonical | 2 |
| Fusarium culmorum | 1 |
| Fusarium equiseti | 1 |
| Fusarium graminearum | 1 |
| Fusarium oxysporum | 1 |
| Fusarium poae | 1 |
| Fusarium proliferatum | 1 |
| Fusarium solani | 1 |
| Fusarium solani species complex | 1 |
| Fusarium sporotrichioides | 1 |
| Fusarium verticillioides | 1 |
| Gibberella | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6307151 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fusarium Context triple: [Hypocreales, hasMember, Fusarium]
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A.
Colletotrichum
Colletotrichum is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing anthracnose diseases on a wide range of crops and ornamental plants.
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B.
Plectosphaerella
Plectosphaerella is a genus of ascomycete fungi that includes several plant-associated species, some of which are known as soilborne pathogens of crops.
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C.
Ceratocystis
Ceratocystis is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing wilt and canker diseases in a wide range of trees and crops.
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D.
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea is a parasitic fungus best known for infecting cereal grains like rye and producing toxic ergot alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals.
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E.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fusarium Target entity description: Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely known as plant pathogens that cause diseases in crops and can produce harmful mycotoxins.
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A.
Colletotrichum
Colletotrichum is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing anthracnose diseases on a wide range of crops and ornamental plants.
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B.
Plectosphaerella
Plectosphaerella is a genus of ascomycete fungi that includes several plant-associated species, some of which are known as soilborne pathogens of crops.
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C.
Ceratocystis
Ceratocystis is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing wilt and canker diseases in a wide range of trees and crops.
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D.
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea is a parasitic fungus best known for infecting cereal grains like rye and producing toxic ergot alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and animals.
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E.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
filamentous fungus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| affects |
banana
ⓘ
barley ⓘ cereal crops ⓘ cotton ⓘ legumes ⓘ maize ⓘ oats ⓘ rice ⓘ tomato ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| canInfect |
animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ |
| causes |
Fusarium head blight of wheat
ⓘ
Fusarium wilt of banana ⓘ Fusarium wilt of cotton ⓘ Fusarium wilt of legumes ⓘ Fusarium wilt of tomato ⓘ Panama disease of banana ⓘ crown rot in plants ⓘ disseminated fusariosis in immunocompromised patients ⓘ ear rot in maize ⓘ head blight in cereals ⓘ keratitis in humans ⓘ onychomycosis in humans ⓘ opportunistic human infections ⓘ plant disease ⓘ root rot in plants ⓘ seedling blight ⓘ wilt in plants ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
crop rotation
ⓘ
resistant cultivars ⓘ sanitation of crop residues ⓘ seed treatment fungicides ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota ⓘ |
| family | Nectriaceae ⓘ |
| habitat |
plant debris
ⓘ
rhizosphere ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
asexual reproduction by conidia
ⓘ
curved macroconidia ⓘ filamentous growth ⓘ hyaline hyphae ⓘ septate hyphae ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Fusarium culmorum
ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium equiseti ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium graminearum ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium oxysporum ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium poae ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium proliferatum ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium solani ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium sporotrichioides ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
Fusarium verticillioides ⓘ
linked to:
Fusarium
|
| impact |
crop yield loss
ⓘ
economic loss in agriculture ⓘ food safety risk ⓘ mycotoxin contamination of grain ⓘ |
| isA |
mycotoxin-producing fungus
ⓘ
plant pathogen ⓘ soil fungus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| order | Hypocreales ⓘ |
| produces |
HT-2 toxin
ⓘ
T-2 toxin ⓘ beauvericin ⓘ deoxynivalenol ⓘ fumonisin ⓘ moniliformin ⓘ mycotoxin ⓘ nivalenol ⓘ trichothecene mycotoxin ⓘ zearalenone ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmission |
airborne spores
ⓘ
contaminated soil ⓘ infected seed ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fungal genetics research
ⓘ
mycotoxicology research ⓘ plant pathology research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fusarium Description of subject: Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi widely known as plant pathogens that cause diseases in crops and can produce harmful mycotoxins.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium
linked to: Fusarium