| Fusarium oxysporum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Nectriaceae |
| Genus: | Fusarium |
| Species: | F. oxysporum
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| Binomial name | |
| Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. emend. Snyder & Hansen
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Fusarium oxysporum (Schlecht as emended by Snyder and Hansen),[1] an ascomycete fungus, comprises all the species, varieties and forms recognized by Wollenweber and Reinking[2] within an infrageneric grouping called section Elegans. It is part of the family Nectriaceae.
Although their predominant role in native soils may be as harmless or even beneficial plant endophytes or soil saprophytes, many strains within the F. oxysporum complex are soil borne pathogens of plants, especially in agricultural settings.
- ^ Snyder WC, Hansen NH (1940). "The Species Concept in Fusarium". American Journal of Botany. 27 (2): 64–67. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1940.tb14217.x. JSTOR 2436688.
- ^ Wollenweber HW, Reinking OA (1935). Die Fusarien, ihre Beschreibung, Schadwirkung und Bekampfung [The fusariums, their description, harmful effects and control] (in German). Berlin: P. Parey. OCLC 1123368362.[page needed]