- Onygenales
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Eurotiales Coccidioides immitis Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Eurotiomycetes Order: Onygenales Families Ajellomycetaceae
Arachnomycetaceae
Arthrodermataceae
Ascosphaeraceae
Gymnoascaceae
OnygenaceaeThe Onygenales are an order of Ascomycetes, within the eurotiomycetes Ascomycetes.
The Onygenales are important as emerging human pathogens because of the rising rates of immunosuppression due to live-organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune disorders such as Lupus erythematosus.
References
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
Categories:- Eurotiomycetes
- Eurotiomycetes stubs
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