Corda 1833 What is Chrysosporium? Chrysosporium is a genus belonging to the phylum Ascomycota within the kingdom of Fungi. Chrysosporium sp. are mostly known as keratinophilic fungi, being specialized to degrade keratin. Keratin is an important protein with a structural and protective role in skin, hair, and nails. Some species within this genus invade keratinized …
Kunze ex Fries, 1829 What is Chaetomium globosum? Chaetomium globosum is the most commonly found species of the genus Chaetomium [1], which belongs to the family Chaetomiaceae, order Sordiales, and division of Ascomycota. It was originally described by Gustav Kunze in 1817 [2,3]. As a widespread cellulolytic and endophytic fungus, it was found on different …
Kunze 1817 What is Chaetomium? Chaetomium is a genus of mold fungi with the ability to colonize many different substrates. Outdoors, they can be commonly found in soil, compost, and plant debris. Chaetomium’s ability to degrade cellulose makes them frequent colonizers on various indoor-building materials, such as planks, wallpapers, and gypsum walls. They are known …
Cercospora sp. are fungal plant pathogens that cause Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) disease. Mostly foliar pathogens, they use wind-blown rain to disperse their propagules and infect nearby hosts. The genus is abundant and they infect all types of plants. Humidity and temperature are the most important limiting factors of CLS. Depending on the hosts and …
The only known vascular wilt disease of wheat and grasses is known as Cephalosporium stripe and is caused by the fungal pathogen Cephalosporium gramineum (syn. Hymenula cerealis Ellis & Everh.). This organism is one of the economically most important pathogens of winter wheat. It also infects other winter cereals such as oats, rye, and barley. …
What Is Botrytis? Botrytis is a genus of anamorphic fungi belonging to the Sclerotiniaceae family. Considered by many to be archetypical examples of necrotrophic fungi, they are primarily known for the damage they cause to hundreds of plant species, notably grapes, raspberries and strawberries. The most common species of Botrytis, B.cinerea, is commonly referred to …
There are many different species of fungi that can affect human beings, animals, and plants. These organisms have different habitats where they are best suited to thrive. They can often cause adverse effects on the bodies of their hosts. However, almost all fungi are beneficial to the surrounding environment, and many of them are necessary …
The kingdom of mold is home to many diverse organisms. Although almost all of them are useful to humans in an ecological sense, some species have made their way into industry, medicine and agriculture, even defining the way we live and see the world. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as baker’s yeast, is an important ingredient …
Did you know that homes and workplaces with water damage, poor ventilation and high humidity are prone to mold growth? If you are not already aware, preventing mold in your home is extremely important, especially if the mold originates from Basidiospores, reproductive spores produced by fungi of the Basidiomycota division. Bearing in mind all the …
(de Bary & Löwenthal) G. Arnaud, 1918 What is Aureobasidium pullulans? Aureobasidium pullulans belongs to the diverse group of mold fungi known as black yeasts. The name comes from a layer of black spores, which envelop the colonies of this mold. A. pullulans can exist in several morphological varieties. These varieties can be so diverse …
