- Colletotrichum gossypii
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Colletotrichum gossypii Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Subphylum: Pezizomycotina Class: Sordariomycetes Order: Glomerellales Family: Glomerellaceae Genus: Colletotrichum Species: C. gossypii Binomial name Colletotrichum gossypii
Southw., (1890)Synonyms Glomerella gossypii Edgerton, (1909)
Colletotrichum gossypii is a plant pathogen. This fungus is related to cotton plants where causes anthracnose. It reproduction in the plants is asexually.[1] The conidia have only one nucleus. Before conidia germination fusion by mean of conidial anastomosis tube could happen. The conidia could germinate in media plates.[2]
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References
- ^ Hasselbring H. (1906). "The Appressoria of the Anthracnoses". Botanical Gazette 42 (2): 135–142. doi:10.1086/328937.
- ^ Roca M., M.G.; Davide, L.C.; Davide, L.M.; Mendes-Costa, M.C.; Schwan, R.F.; Wheals, A. (2004). "Conidial anastomoses fusions between Colletotrichum species". Mycological Research 108 (11): 1320–1326. doi:10.1017/S0953756204000838.
Categories:- Colletotrichum
- Plant pathogens and diseases
- Sordariomycetes stubs
- Plant disease stubs
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