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Marasas, Walter Friedrich was born on October 25, 1941 in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Walter Friedrich and Hester Jacoba (Erlank) Marasas.
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Toxigenic Fusarium Species: Identification and Mycotoxicology
(The taxonomy of fungi in the genus Fusarium is complex an...)
The taxonomy of fungi in the genus Fusarium is complex and confusing because of the different taxonomic systems in use in various parts of the world. Taxonomy of the genus is further complicated by its extreme variability in culture and by the fact that Fusarium species mutate and degenerate rapidly in culture. This situation has led to great confusion in the extensive literature on Fusarium mycotoxicoses because the same fungus is known under a variety of different names in different countries.This book, a comparative taxonomic study of Fusarium species reported to be toxigenic in published findings, represents the first serious attempt to clarify the confusion in the taxonomy and nomenclature of toxigenic Fusarium species. It is a catalog of the isolates in the International Toxigenic Fusarium Reference Collection, which is made up of isolates collected from research workers around the world. Information on each isolate includes the correct identification, references to publications in which the isolate is cited, and information on the toxic properties of and mycotoxins reported to be produced by each isolate. The nomenclature used follows the system given in Fusarium Species: An Illustrated Manual for Identification. These two volumes will be useful to anyone interested in the mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species.
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Walter Friedrich Marasas
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Walter Friedrich Marasas, South African plant pathologist, educator. Recipient Christian Hendrik Persoon Gold medal for science excellence and outstanding achievements in plant pathology, 1987; Wellcome Gold medal and award for medical research, 1993, Chemical Industries Basel prize for agricultural Biosciences, African Academy of Sciences, 1995.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Plant Pathology, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1962. Master of Science in Agriculture Plant Pathology, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, University Wisconsin, 1969.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1996.
Career
Mycologist, Plant Protection Research Institute Department Agriculture Technology Superior vena cava syndrome, Pretoria, South Africa, 1969-1975; chief specialist scientist, PROMEC Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, South Africa, since 1975; Adjunct Professor department plant pathology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, since 1986; Adjunct Professor department micobiology and biochemistry, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, since 1989. Visiting professor Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1981, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1992.
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Toxigenic Fusarium Species: Identification and Mycotoxicology
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Toxigenic Fusarium Species: Identification and Mycotoxicology
Membership
Fellow South Africa Society Plant Pathology, South Africa Veterinary Association (honorary life member), Pan-African Envorn. Mutagen Society (president), National Academy Sciences (foreign associate).
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Married Hendrika Maria Nel, October 30, 1965. Children: Carissa Nalette, Walter Friedrich.
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South African
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1962
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1965
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1969
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1996
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1969 - 1975
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1975
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1986
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1989
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Recipient Christian Hendrik Persoon Gold medal for science excellence and outstanding achievements in plant pathology, 1987. Wellcome Gold medal and award for medical research, 1993, Chemical Industries Basel prize for agricultural Biosciences, African Academy of Sciences, 1995.Recipient Christian Hendrik Persoon Gold medal for science excellence and outstanding achievements in plant pathology, 1987. Wellcome Gold medal and award for medical research, 1993, Chemical Industries Basel prize for agricultural Biosciences, African Academy of Sciences, 1995.