Open AccessLecanicillium fungicola : causal agent of dry bubble disease in white‐button mushroom
Author(s) -
BERENDSEN ROELAND L.,
BAARS JOHAN J. P.,
KALKHOVE STEFANIE I. C.,
LUGONES LUIS G.,
WÖSTEN HAN A. B.,
BAKKER PETER A. H. M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
molecular plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1364-3703
pISSN - 1464-6722
DOI - 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00627.x
Subject(s) - mushroom , biology , agaricus bisporus , hypocreales , stipe (mycology) , botany , agaricus , ascomycota , gene , biochemistry
Lecanicillium fungicola causes dry bubble disease in commercially cultivated mushroom. This review summarizes current knowledge on the biology of the pathogen and the interaction between the pathogen and its most important host, the white-button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. The ecology of the pathogen is discussed with emphasis on host range, dispersal and primary source of infection. In addition, current knowledge on mushroom defence mechanisms is reviewed.