title: Two new species of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex isolated from the natural environment.
abstract: Two new species in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) are introduced. One of these, represented by strain CBS 454.97 was isolated from plant debris (Striga hermonthica) in the Sudan, while the second, represented by strains CBS 119850 and CBS 483.94, which originated from soil in Australia. Molecular analyses were performed including TEF1 spanning 576 bp region, 860 bp region of rPB2, and 500 bp BT2 region. Phylogenetic trees based on these regions showed that the two species are clearly distinct from all known taxa in the F. fujikuroi species complex. Based on phenotypic, physiological characters and molecular data, we introduce Fusarium sudanense and Fusarium terricola as novel species in the complex.
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.|Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.|Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
authors.forename: Tarek A A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-2647
authors.initials: TAA
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hassan S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Al-Zahrani
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.|Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Naif M S
authors.initials: NMS
authors.lastname: Kadasa
authors.affiliation: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0155-8113
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.|Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G Sybren
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Hoog
authors.affiliation: Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, PO Box 85167, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.|Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.|Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri Hospital, Ibri, Oman. abdullaalhatmi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdullah M S
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-2647
authors.initials: AMS
authors.lastname: Al-Hatmi
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal
keywords: Fusarium; Molecular phylogeny; Morphology; Saprobe