Epidermophyton
Skin, ringworm infections (Athlete’s foot, jock itch)
Microsporum
Skin, ringworm (tinea captain, corpora’s, faciei, pedis, etc.)
Trichophyton
Ringworm
Candida
Oral thrush
Puccinia
Rusts in wheat
Claviceps purpurea
Ergot disease in cereal grains
Apiosporina morbosa
Black knot disease, mostly plum and cherry trees
Ophiostoma ulmi
Dutch elm disease
Fusarium graminearum
Head blight in cereal grains, causes issues in livestock feed and food safety issues in humans.
Armillaria
Wood decay, one of the most destructive forest pathogens worldwide.
Stachybotris
Black mould, causes indoor air issues.
Phytophthora infestans
Late blight of potato, caused the Irish Potato Famine
Phytophthora ramorum
Sudden Oak Death
Botrytis cinerea
Grey mould, affects fruits and vegetables
Marasmius oreades
Fairy ring mushroom, forms “fairy rings” in grasslands and lawns.
Gibberella zeae
Fusarium head blight of cereal grains, produces mycotoxins.
Aspergillus flavus
Aflatoxicosis, contaminates crops causing seed spoilage
Pseudogymnoascus destructans
White nose syndrome in bats
Cryphonectria parasitica
Chestnut blight, decimated American chestnut populations
Venturia inaequalis
Apple scab
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
White mold, stem rot. Causes losses in soybean and canola crops.
