Plectosphaerella cucumerina, most frequently encountered in its Plectosporium state, is well known as a pathogen of several plant species causing fruit, root and collar rot, and collapse. It is considered to pose a serious threat to melon (Cucumis melo) production in Italy. In the present study, an intensive sampling of diseased cucurbits as well as tomato and bell pepper was done and the funga...

A rare case of fungal keratitis caused by Plectosporium tabacinum is reported. A 78-year-old female gardener presented with conjunctivitis and an oval infiltrate with irregular margins in the nasal half of the cornea in the right eye. Light microscopy of corneal scrapings revealed a filamentous fungus, and a diagnosis of fungal keratitis was made. The patient was admitted into our hospital on F...

We describe an opportunistic, disseminated infection in a German shepherd dog associated with two fungal organisms not previously reported to cause disease. Lecythophora canina, a new species here described, was isolated from an osteolytic bone lesion. A fine needle aspirate of the lesion demonstrated septate hyphae. Plectospharella cucumerina (anamorph Plectosporium tabacinum) was isolated fro...