Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Fungi/Alternaria alternata

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Alternaria alternata

Alternaria alternata has been recorded infecting over 380 host species. It is opportunistic pathogen on numerous hosts causing leaf spots, rots and blights on many plant parts. It also causes upper respiratory tract infections in AIDS patients and asthma in people with sensitivity.