Colletotrichum

Colletotrichum (sexual stage: Glomerella) is a genus of fungi that are obligate symbionts to plants in the from of endophytes. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens, although some species may express a mutualistic life-style in non-disease hosts.

Important species
Important species of Colletotrichum:
 * C. acutatum
 * Black spot of strawberry
 * C. capsici
 * Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper
 * C. circinans
 * Onion smudge
 * C. coccodes
 * Anthracnose of tomato
 * C. dematium
 * Anthracnose fruit rot of pepper
 * C. gloeosporioides
 * Anthracnose of Brassicas
 * C. lindemuthianum
 * Bean anthracnose
 * C. musae
 * Anthracnose of bananas
 * C. orbiculare
 * Anthracnose of Cucurbits