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Submission

Microdochium nivale on Triticum spp.

  • Credits / Owner: Nicole Calliou, SGS Canada
  • Submission date: 2024-06-27 20:04:26
  • Submission ID: #47

Pathogen

Scientific name

Microdochium nivale

Genus

Microdochium

EPPO code

MONGNI

Common name

Pink snow mold

Synonyms

Fusarium nivale

Crop

Triticum spp.

More about Microdochium nivale

Submission

Description

Colony is potentially Microdochium nivale or Microdochium majus, DNA testing not done to differentiate. Light pink coloration of colony when grown in fluorescent + NUV light. Colony shows orange sporodochia. Colony grew despite incubation at above-optimum temperature for Microdochium spp.


Sterilant: 1% NaOCl
Sterilant time: 4 min
Growth time: 5 days
Lighting: 3:1 (fluorescent:nUV), within 2 ft of light
Agar: PDA
Agar brand: Neogen
Sample origin: Canada