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SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Latiffah Zakaria, Professor

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USM Expert

Research background

Biodiversity, Systematics and Phylogenetic of Microfungi - plant pathogens, spoilage fungi, endophytic fungi and toxigenic fungi in Malaysia.

Research focus

Characterization of fungi

Selected publications

  1. Latiffah Z. (2021). Diversity of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose disease in tropical fruit crops – A Review. Agriculture 11 : 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11040297.
  2. Latiffah Z. (2023). Basal Stem Rot of Oil Palm – The Pathogen, Disease Incidence, and Control Methods. Plant Disease 107 : 603 – 615. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-22-0358-FE.
  3. Noor, N.M. & Zakaria, L. (2024) Pathogenic variations in Colletotrichum spp. causing chilli anthracnose in Peninsular Malaysia. Plant Pathology, 73(7),1788-1793.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13925.
  4. Paul T. Terna, Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Nurul Farizah Azuddin & Latiffah Zakaria (2024) Molecular identification and pathogenicity of endophytic fungi from corn. Scientific Report 14:17146. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68428-1