How many species of the Fusarium head blight fungus are there?
Eleven phylogenetic species are now recognized within the Fusarium graminearum species complex (Starkey, et al., 2007. Fungal Genetics and Biology doi:10.1016/j.fgb.2007.03.001). Species are often limited to particular regions of the world, although the origin of many of these species, including Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto remains uncertain.
