| fusarium praegraminearum sp. nov., a novel nivalenol mycotoxin-producing pathogen from new zealand can induce head blight on wheat. | we report on the molecular and morphological characterization of a novel type b trichothecene toxin-producing species (i.e. b clade) recovered from litter in a maize field near wellington, new zealand, which is described as fusarium praegraminearum sp. nov. this species was initially identified as f. acuminatum based on morphological characters. however, it differs from this species by producing longer, slightly asymmetrically curved macroconidia in which the apical cell is not as pointed and by ... | 2016 | 27621289 |