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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Taxonomy of Ochroconis, genus including opportunistic pathogens on humans and animals
Fungal Diversity, Volume 65, No. 1, Year 2014
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Description
The genus Ochroconis (Sympoventuriaceae, Venturiales) is revised and currently contains 13 species for which the phylogenetic position has been determined using multilocus sequencing. The older generic name Scolecobasidium is considered to be of doubtful identity because the type specimen is ambiguous. Within the Ochroconis lineage, phylogenetic distances of all markers analyzed are exceptionally large, both between and within species. A new genus Verruconis is proposed for the neurotropic opportunist Ochroconis gallopava. Species accepted within the lineages are keyed out on the basis of phenotypic characters. Main ecological traits within each species are discussed. Verruconis species are thermophilic and one of them is an important agent of infection in the brain, while Ochroconis is mesophilic, several species causing infections in cold-blooded animals. © 2013 Mushroom Research Foundation.
Authors & Co-Authors
Samerpitak, Kittipan
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Thailand, Khon Kaen
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam
van der Linde, Elna J.J.
South Africa, Pretoria
Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria
Choi, H. J.
Germany, Duisburg
Evangelisches Und Johanniter Klinikum Niederrhein
Gerrits van den Ende, Albertus Hendrikus Gerardus
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Machouart, Marie
France, Vandoeouvre-les-nancy
Hôpital Brabois Adultes
Gueidan, Cécile
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
de Hoog, Gerrits Sybren
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam
China, Beijing
Peking University Health Science Center
China, Shanghai
Second Military University
China, Guangzhou
Sun Yat-sen University
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Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s13225-013-0253-6
ISSN:
15602745
e-ISSN:
18789129