Table 3.
Comparison of growth rates and range in sporodochial conidia size of individual strains of FSSC used in this study and common species in the FSSC [17, 21]
| Characters | FSSC 5 | F. cf. solani | F. keratoplasticum | F. keratoplasticum | F. falciforme | F. falciforme | F. cf. ensiforme | F. cf. ensiforme | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ᅟ | USM FSSC-C3496Gr | USM FSSC-K600T | FRC S-2391 | USM FSSC-P2108S | USM FSSC-S2216Ru | USM FSSC-C4651Tb | FRC S-1847 | ||
| Colony diametera | Mean = 3 cm | Mean = 3.5 cm | Mean = 3 cm | Mean = 3 cm | Mean = 3 cm | Mean = 3 cm | Mean = 1.18 cm | Mean = 1.18 cm | |
| Pigmentation on PDA | White to cream | White to yellow or green | – | White to yellow | White to yellow | White to yellow | Dark reddish brown | Dark reddish brown | |
| Aerial mycelium | Present | Present | Present | Present | – | Present | Present | Present | |
| Sporodochia | Shape | Oval, elongated oval, clavate, and reniform | Oval, reniform, elongated oval, and obovoid with a truncate base | Oval, elongated oval and obovoid with a truncate base | Oval, elongated oval and obovoid with a truncate base | Elongated oval and obovoid with a truncate base | Elongated oval and obovoid with a truncate base | Ellipsoidal | Ellipsoidal |
| Microconidia | Shape | Straight to slightly curved | Typically curved | Falcate and dorsiventral | Falcate and dorsiventral | Falcate and dorsiventral | Falcate and dorsiventral | Slightly curved | Slightly curved |
| Septa | 3–5 | 3–5 (mostly 5-septate) | 3–4 | 3–4 (mostly 3-septate) | 3–4 (mostly 4-septate) | 3–4 (mostly 4-septate) | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| μmb | Length | (30–) 35–44 (–48) | (35–) 42–54 (–58) | 41.15 | (27–) 30–42 (–44) | 44.3 ± 2.6 | (28–) 31–45 (–47) | (52–) 56–66 (–71) | (52–) 56–66 (–71) |
| μmc | Width | (5–) 5.4–5.9 (–6.5) | (4.8–) 5.4–5.9 (–6.5) | 6.05 | (4–) 4.8–5.8 (–6.4) | 5.9–6.1 | 5.5–6.1 | (5.5–) 6.0–6.7 (–7.0) | (5.5–) 6.0–6.7 (–7.0) |
| Length | 43–50 | (44–) 51–57 (–63) | – | – | – | – | (50–) 64–73 (–75) | (62–) 66–78 (–89) | |
| width | 5.7–6.5 | (5.0–) 5.5–6.0 (–6.5) | – | – | – | – | (5.3–) 6–6.5(–6.8) | (5.0–) 5.7–7.0 (–7.5) | |
| μmd | Length | – | – | – | – | – | – | (59–) 64–75(–86) | (62–) 66–78 (–89) |
| Width | – | – | – | – | – | – | (5.0–) 6–6.8 (–7.2) | (5.0–) 5.7–7.0 (–7.5) | |
| Chlamydospores | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
FRC Fusarium Research Center at Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USM Fusarium culture collection of school of Biological Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia
aColonies on PDA at 25 °C in intermittent light after 4 days
bMean length of macroconidia (3–4-septate)
cMean length of macroconidia (5-septate)
dMean length of macroconidia (6–7-septate)