A genus of common soil fungi that cause plant diseases and can produce harmful toxins; frequently found on contaminated grains.
From Latin 'fusus' meaning spindle, referring to the characteristic spindle-shaped spores of these fungi.
Fusarium is everywhere—in soil, on crops, even in air samples—but it's only dangerous under specific conditions, which is why the same fungus can be harmless one season and devastating the next.
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