EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis(FUSACS)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1997: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1980
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/152) : reported to occur in Australia.

According to Laurence et al. (2015: first found in 1980 in the Centennial Park in Sidney (New South Wales) and then spread to the states of Victoria and South Australia.
References
* Fernandez, D.; Plyler, T.R.; Kistler, H.C. (1997) The Phoenix spp. pathogens Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis and F. oxysporum f.sp. canariensis are distinct genetic entities as evidenced by molecular markers. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, 1997-06-01/05, Montpellier (FR), 195-197.

* Laurence MH, Summerell BA, Liew ECY (2015) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis: evidence for horizontal gene transfer of putative pathogenicity genes. Plant Pathology 64(5), 1068-1075.