Species/Subspecies: Alternaria alternata
Categories: Human pathogen; plant pathogen
Etymology: Genus name: alternate.
Species epithet: alternating.
Significance:  [Unclassified]   
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
AscomycotaDothideomycetesPleosporalesPleosporaceaeAlternaria
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Alternaria alternata Alternaria alternata 
Micromorphology:
Alternaria alternata
Reproduction:
Spec. Char.:
Disease/effect:
Hosts/substrateDisease/effectClinical picture or result
Approximately 400 different plant host speciesLeaf spot (and other diseases)
E.g. some cultivars of tomatoesAlternaria stem cankerThe fungus attacks stems, leaves and fruits and dark brown to black cankers form on stems near the soil line or above ground
Humans with compromised immunityInfection of the upper respiratory tractAsthma (periods of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath)
Virulence Factors: The mycotoxin fumonisin B1
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)
GCA_001642055 SRC1lrK2fRS  33 

ITS regions: -
Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Updated:2023-02-08

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