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June 9, 2019
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Fusarium proliferatum - Causal agent of garlic bulb rot in Spain: Genetic variability and mycotoxin production

Publicated to: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. 67 41-48 - 2017-10-01 67(), DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.05.006

Authors:

Galvez, Laura; Urbaniak, Monika; Waskiewicz, Agnieszka; Stepien, Lukasz; Palmero, Daniel
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Affiliations

Polish Acad Sci, Dept Pathogen Genet & Plant Resistance, Inst Plant Genet, Strzeszynska 34, PL-60479 Poznan, Poland - Author
Poznan Univ Life Sci, Dept Chem, Wojska Polskiego 75, PL-60625 Poznan, Poland - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, Sch Agr Food & Biosyst Engn ETSIAAB, Plant Protect Lab, Dept Agr Prod, Avda Puerta de Hierro 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Fusarium proliferatum is a world-wide occurring fungal pathogen affecting several crops included garlic bulbs. In Spain, this is the most frequent pathogenic fungus associated with garlic rot during storage. Moreover, F. proliferatum is an important mycotoxigenic species, producing a broad range of toxins, which may pose a risk for food safety. The aim of this study is to assess the intraspecific variability of the garlic pathogen in Spain implied by analyses of translation elongation factor (tef-1 alpha) and FUM1 gene sequences as well as the differences in growth rates. Phylogenetic characterization has been complemented with the characterization of mating type alleles as well as the species potential as a toxin producer. Phylogenetic trees based on the sequence of the translation elongation factor and FUM1 genes from seventy nine isolates from garlic revealed a considerable intraspecific variability as well as high level of diversity in growth speed. Based on the MAT alleles amplified by PCR, F proliferatum isolates were separated into different groups on both trees. All isolates collected from garlic in Spain proved to be fumonisin B-1, B-2, and B-3 producers. Quantitative analyses of fumonisins, beauvericin and moniliformin (common secondary metabolites of F. proliferatum) showed no correlation with phylogenetic analysis neither mycelial growth. This pathogen presents a high intraspecific variability within the same geographical region and host, which is necessary to be considered in the management of the disease. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Keywords

beauvericinfumonisinsmating typemoniliformin1st reportAsparagusBeauvericinBlack pointF proliferatumFumonisin productionFumonisinsFungal proteinsFusariumGarlicGenetic variationGibberella-fujikuroiIdentificationMating typeMoniliforminMs/ms methodMycotoxinsNatural occurrencePathogenicityPhylogenetic analysisPhylogenyPlant diseasesSpain

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal FOOD MICROBIOLOGY due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position 9/133, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Food Science & Technology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.08. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.16 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-27, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 60
  • Scopus: 63
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-27:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 61.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 61 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86850/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 161
  • Downloads: 2
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Poland.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALVEZ PATON, LAURA) and Last Author (PALMERO LLAMAS, DANIEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PALMERO LLAMAS, DANIEL.

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Awards linked to the item

The study was supported by the National Science Centre of Poland, project 2011/01/B/NZ8/00162 and the garlic cooperative Coopaman SCL (Spain) project P1520290111.
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