Fusarium kuroshium is the primary fungal symbiont of an ambrosia beetle, Euwallacea fornicatus, and can kill mango tree in Japan

Abstract This study identifies fungi associated with Euwallacea fornicatus and determines whether these fungal species play the role of primary symbiont. E. fornicatus adults that emerged from the branches of infested trees in Okinawa main island, Japan, were collected and used to isolate fungi. Fus...

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Main Authors: Zi-Ru Jiang, Momo Tanoue, Hayato Masuya, Sarah M. Smith, Anthony I. Cognato, Norikazu Kameyama, Keiko Kuroda, Hisashi Kajimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48809-8