Fusarium verticillioides is the most commonly reported fungal species infecting maize (Zea mays).[citation needed] Fusarium verticillioides is the accepted name of the species, which was also known as Fusarium moniliforme. The species has also been described as mating population A of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (formally known as Gibberella fujikuroi species complex).[1] F. verticllioides produces the mutagenic chemical compound fusarin C.[2] F. verticillioides produces a group of disease-causing mycotoxins—fumonisins—on infected kernels.[3]
| Fusarium verticillioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Nectriaceae |
| Genus: | Fusarium |
| Species: | F. verticillioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (1976) | |
| Synonyms | |
Oospora verticillioides Sacc. (1881) | |