Species/Subspecies: Ophiostoma ulmi
Category: Plant pathogen
Etymology: Genus name: snake mouth.
Species epithet: from elm.
Significance:  [Very important]   
Geographic distribution: Europe, western part of central Asia and Oceania.
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
AscomycotaSordariomycetesOphiostomatalesOphiostomataceaeOphiostoma
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Micromorphology:
Reproduction:O. ulmi can reproduce both sexually and asexually.
Spec. Char.:
Vector: Three species of Scolytid beetles (Scolytus laevis, Scolytus triarmatus and Scolytus multistriatus).
Disease/effect:
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)Ref
Not deposited Not reported ? 31.5 # 66
18S rRNA Seq:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NT
M83261 ATCC 32437 1710 

ITS regions: -
Taxonomy/phylogeny: A closely related species, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, has been described, which is considered more aggressive than the original species.
Updated:2021-09-02

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