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Cochliobolus cymbopogonis

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Species of fungus

Cochliobolus cymbopogonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Cochliobolus
Species: C. cymbopogonis
Binomial name
Cochliobolus cymbopogonis
J.A. Hall & Sivan., (1972)
Synonyms

Curvularia cymbopogonis (C.W. Dodge) J.W. Groves & Skolko , (1945)
Helminthosporium cymbopogonis C.W. Dodge , (1942)

Cochliobolus cymbopogonis is a fungal plant pathogen. Those fungi that do not need a partner to mate are termed homothallic (self-fertile). C. cymbopogonis is homothallic.

References

  1. Yun SH, Berbee ML, Yoder OC, Turgeon BG. Evolution of the fungal self-fertile reproductive life style from self-sterile ancestors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 May 11;96(10):5592-7. PMID 10318929 PMCID: PMC21905 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5592

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Taxon identifiers
Cochliobolus cymbopogonis


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