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posted on 2024-11-15, 16:54 authored by Lorenz Rhuel P. Ragasa, Christina A. Cuomo, Ricardo C.H. del Rosario, Michael C. Velarde

Copper has been widely used as a main component in fungicides due to its versatility and effectiveness. However, overuse of copper-based fungicides may alter local biodiversity and force the selection of organisms that are tolerant to copper toxicity. These copper-tolerant fungi may proliferate and cause damage to economically important crops. Since the mechanisms of copper tolerance in fungal pathogens remain unclear, there is a need to investigate survival mechanisms of these fungi in high copper. Here, we aim to determine genes related to the high copper tolerance of a Fusarium oxysporum strain isolated from a Solanum nigrum plant growing in a high copper environment. The existence of a copper-tolerant Fusarium species variant raises concerns regarding the ability of Fusarium species to develop an adaptive mechanism to tolerate copper-based fungicides and cause damage to agricultural crops.  

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Comparative genomics reveals putative copper tolerance genes in a Fusarium oxysporum strain

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G3-2024-405054

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