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Ascomycota
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A phylum of fungi which have cross-walls or septa in the mycelium. The perfect state is characterized by the formation of a saclike cell (ascus) containing ascospores. Most pathogenic fungi with a known perfect state belong to this phylum. |
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GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection coord IM with MYCOSES (IM) or specific mycosis (IM) |
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Cochliobolus,Sclerotinia |
Ascomycota Categories.
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Eurotiales - An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA characterized by the presence of well defined peridia and cleistothecial asci. Notable anamorphs (mitosporic forms) of Eurotiales include PENICILLIUM and ASPERGILLUS. |
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Hypocreales - An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA that includes a number of species which are parasitic on higher plants, insects, or fungi. Other species are saprotrophic. |
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Onygenales - An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA containing many medically important species. There are four families and mitosporic (anamorphic) forms are prominent. |
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Phyllachorales - An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA characterized by stromatic perithecial forms in most species. Notable genera are Magnaporthe and Glomerella, the latter having the anamorph (mitosporic form) COLLETOTRICHUM. |
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Pneumocystis - A genus of ascomycetous FUNGI, family Pneumocystidaceae, order Pneumocystidales. It includes various host-specific species causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA in humans and other MAMMALS. |
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Pseudallescheria - Ascomycetous fungi, family Microascaceae, order Microascales, commonly found in the soil. They are causative agents of mycetoma, maduromycosis, and other infections in humans. |
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Saccharomycetales - An order of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota that multiply by budding. They include the telomorphic ascomycetous yeasts which are found in a very wide range of habitats. |
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Schizosaccharomyces - A genus of ascomycetous fungi of the family Schizosaccharomycetaceae, order Schizosaccharomycetales. |
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Sordariales - An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA that includes many valuable experimental organisms. There are eight families and very few anamorphic forms. |
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Sphaeriales - An order of ascomycetous fungi which includes many economically important plant parasites as well as saprophytes. |
Ascomycota Definitions and Terms
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