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Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community

Soil-borne Neosartorya spp. are the highly resilient sexual reproductive stage (teleomorph) of Aspergillus spp. Fungi of this genus are relevant components of root-associated microbial community, but they can also excrete mycotoxins and exhibit great resistance to high temperatures. Their ascospores...

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Autores principales: Maj, Wiktoria, Pertile, Giorgia, Frąc, Magdalena
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36675060
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021543
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author Maj, Wiktoria
Pertile, Giorgia
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description Soil-borne Neosartorya spp. are the highly resilient sexual reproductive stage (teleomorph) of Aspergillus spp. Fungi of this genus are relevant components of root-associated microbial community, but they can also excrete mycotoxins and exhibit great resistance to high temperatures. Their ascospores easily transfer between soil and crops; thus, Neosartorya poses a danger to horticulture and food production, especially to the postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables. The spores are known to cause spoilage, mainly in raw fruit produce, juices, and pulps, despite undergoing pasteurization. However, these fungi can also participate in carbon transformation and sequestration, as well as plant protection in drought conditions. Many species have been identified and included in the genus, and yet some of them create taxonomical controversy due to their high similarity. This also contributes to Neosartorya spp. being easily mistaken for its anamorph, resulting in uncertain data within many studies. The review discusses also the factors shaping Neosartorya spp.’s resistance to temperature, preservatives, chemicals, and natural plant extracts, as well as presenting novel solutions to problems created by its resilient nature.
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spelling pubmed-98674722023-01-22 Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community Maj, Wiktoria Pertile, Giorgia Frąc, Magdalena Int J Mol Sci Review Soil-borne Neosartorya spp. are the highly resilient sexual reproductive stage (teleomorph) of Aspergillus spp. Fungi of this genus are relevant components of root-associated microbial community, but they can also excrete mycotoxins and exhibit great resistance to high temperatures. Their ascospores easily transfer between soil and crops; thus, Neosartorya poses a danger to horticulture and food production, especially to the postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables. The spores are known to cause spoilage, mainly in raw fruit produce, juices, and pulps, despite undergoing pasteurization. However, these fungi can also participate in carbon transformation and sequestration, as well as plant protection in drought conditions. Many species have been identified and included in the genus, and yet some of them create taxonomical controversy due to their high similarity. This also contributes to Neosartorya spp. being easily mistaken for its anamorph, resulting in uncertain data within many studies. The review discusses also the factors shaping Neosartorya spp.’s resistance to temperature, preservatives, chemicals, and natural plant extracts, as well as presenting novel solutions to problems created by its resilient nature. MDPI 2023-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9867472/ /pubmed/36675060 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021543 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title_full Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title_fullStr Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title_full_unstemmed Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title_short Soil-Borne Neosartorya spp.: A Heat-Resistant Fungal Threat to Horticulture and Food Production—An Important Component of the Root-Associated Microbial Community
title_sort soil-borne neosartorya spp.: a heat-resistant fungal threat to horticulture and food production—an important component of the root-associated microbial community
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9867472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36675060
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021543
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