Ceratocystis

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fungal genus plant pathogen

Ceratocystis is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing wilt and canker diseases in a wide range of trees and crops.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ceratocystis albifundus	1
Ceratocystis fimbriata	1
Ceratocystis manginecans	1
Ceratocystis platani	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal genus ⓘ plant pathogen ⓘ
affectsPlantPart	vascular system ⓘ xylem tissue ⓘ
causesSymptom	branch dieback ⓘ stem cankers ⓘ tree mortality ⓘ vascular wilting ⓘ
class	Sordariomycetes ⓘ
controlMethod	quarantine and movement restrictions ⓘ sanitation and removal of infected material ⓘ use of resistant plant varieties ⓘ
describedAs	genus of ascomycete fungi ⓘ
dispersalMethod	insect-vectored dispersal ⓘ movement with infected planting material ⓘ wind-dispersed spores ⓘ
economicImpact	losses in forestry ⓘ losses in fruit production ⓘ losses in ornamental tree industries ⓘ
family	Ceratocystidaceae ⓘ
hostExample	acacia trees ⓘ cacao (Theobroma cacao) ⓘ coffee (Coffea spp.) ⓘ mango (Mangifera indica) ⓘ plane trees (Platanus spp.) ⓘ sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) ⓘ
hostRange	broad host range among woody plants ⓘ
includesSpecies	Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ceratocystis albifundus Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ceratocystis fimbriata Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ceratocystis manginecans Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ceratocystis platani
kingdom	Fungi ⓘ
knownFor	causing canker diseases in plants ⓘ causing wilt diseases in plants ⓘ
order	Microascales ⓘ
pathogenicTo	agricultural crops ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ trees ⓘ
phylum	Ascomycota ⓘ
reproductionType	sexual and asexual reproduction ⓘ
researchField	forest pathology ⓘ plant pathology ⓘ
sporeType	ascospores ⓘ conidia ⓘ
subphylum	Pezizomycotina ⓘ
transmissionRoute	insect feeding sites ⓘ pruning tools ⓘ wounds on trees ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ophiostoma → historicallyConfusedWith → Ceratocystis ⓘ

Ophiostomataceae → includesGenus → Ceratocystis ⓘ

Ceratocystis → includesSpecies → Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ceratocystis fimbriata

Ceratocystis → includesSpecies → Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ceratocystis platani

Ceratocystis → includesSpecies → Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ceratocystis manginecans

Ceratocystis → includesSpecies → Ceratocystis self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ceratocystis albifundus