Species/Subspecies: Pithomyces chartarum
Categories: Animal pathogen; plant pathogen; toxic for animals
Etymology: Genus name: soft fungus.
Species epithet: paper.
Significance:  [Important]   
Geographic distribution: Occurs globally, but prefers a subtropical climate.
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
AscomycotaDothideomycetesPleosporalesPleosporaceaePithomyces
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Micromorphology: Has thick-walled spores (10-20 x 20-30 µm in diameter) with both longitudinal and transverse septa.
Reproduction:
Spec. Char.:
Disease/effect:
Genome Sequence: There is no whole genome sequence reported.
Mitochondrial DNA sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of BP
NC_035636  68 926 
Circular DNA

18S rRNA Seq:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NT
KR909141.1 ALT2 605 
Partial sequence

ITS regions:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NTGenes
GU073119 DH08111quan1 593 18S rRNA, ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA 

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Updated:2022-09-08

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