Biology:Sarocladium
Sarocladium is a genus of saprotrophic fungi found in crops, soil, plant debris, and rotting mushrooms. It was created by Walter Gams and David Leslie Hawksworth for the species of rice fungus, Sarocladium oryzae, in 1976.[1] The species are most notable as a causative pathogens of sheath rot of rice and blight in bamboo.[2] Species like S. strictum can cause infection in humans called hyalohyphomycosis (skin, nail and tissue infection) that can lead to fatal disease if improperly treated.[3][4]
Taxonomy
The first species of Sarocladium identified was S. oryzae. It was discovered by Japanese biologist Kaneyoshi (Kenkichi) Sawada from the rice field in Taiwan and described it in 1922 as Acrocylindrium oryzae.[5] But other fungi of the genus was already discovered in the early 19th century that was not identified as such. In 1839, Czech physician August Carl Joseph Corda identified the causative pathogen of skin and tissue infections as a fungus that he named Cephalosporium acremonium.[6] Although the fungi were morphologically similar, the relationship between the plant and human pathogenic species could not be understood until the development of DNA sequencing.[7]
In 1971, Walter Gams discovered saprophytic fungus from maize kernel and gave the name Acremonium strictum.[8][9] Gams's specimen was found to be identical with Corda's C. acremonium, and both names became commonly used.[10][11] All related species were simply assigned under the genus Acremonium. The problem arose when the number of species increased to over 150, thereby making classification chaotic.[12][13] In 2011, Canadian mycologist Richard Summerbell and his European collaborators reanalysed the fungal group, and using DNA sequencing, concluded that C. acremonium/A. strictum and related fungi formed a genetically distinct group, and therefore reassigned in a separate genus, Sarocladium.[7] The genus Sarocladium was already established by Gams and David Leslie Hawksworth for the revision of Sawada's A. oryzae as Sarocladium oryzae in 1976.[14]
Species
Sarocladium contains the following species:[15]
- Sarocladium formosanum L.W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous 2023
- (W. Gams) Summerb. 2011 K.W. Cheng & H.A. Ariy. 2025
- Sarocladium fuscum L.W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous 2023
- Sarocladium gamsii Sarocladium bambusicola
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Guarro 2014 Sarocladium glaucum
- (W. Gams) Summerb. 2011 Sarocladium graminicola
- L.L. Liu, K. Habib & Q.R. Li 2025 R.M. Anjos, S.I. Moreira, S.S. Costa & P.G. Cardoso 2020
- Sarocladium guizhouense X. Li Tian, Wan H. Chen & J.Hong Zhao 2025
- Sarocladium hirsutum Sarocladium bidentis
- Lin Zhao & Crous 2026 Sarocladium hominis
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Deanna A. Sutton 2014 Sarocladium alniphilum
- Htet, Mapook, Chethana & K.D. Hyde 2025 Lin Zhao & Crous 2026
- Sarocladium hyalosporum C.G. Lin, K.D. Hyde & Jian K. Liu 2025
- Sarocladium implicatum Sarocladium bifurcatum
- (J.C. Gilman & E.V. Abbott) A. Giraldo, Gené & Guarro 2014 Sarocladium junci
- Crous & Osieck 2021 Sarocladium kiliense
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Deanna A. Sutton 2014 (Grütz) Summerb. 2011
- Sarocladium krotoszynense (W. Gams) Summerb. 2011
- Patejuk, Piątek & Czachura 2026 Sarocladium subulatum
- Sarocladium limosialveum Sarocladium brachiariae
- Lin Zhao, O.A. Grum-Grzhim. & Crous 2026 Sarocladium terricola
- Sarocladium liquanense Sarocladium yunnanense
- G.Y. Sun & Y.M. Hou 2019 Sarocladium agarici
- Lin Zhao & Crous 2026 X.B. Liu, G.X. Huang & Z.K. Guo 2017
- G.Y. Sun & Y.M. Hou 2019 Sarocladium menglaense
- L.H. Zhu, L. Zhou bis & D.W. Li 2025 Sarocladium breskovskae
- Helfer 1991 Sarocladium nubiaquae
- Lin Zhao & Crous 2026 Y.P. Tan, Valter, Marney & E. Lacey 2025
- (Onions & G.L. Barron) Summerb. 2011 Sarocladium oryzae
- (Sawada) W. Gams & D. Hawksw. 1976 Sarocladium caricicola
- Rezakhani, Khodap., Masigol & Grossart 2022 Sarocladium pseudostrictum
- Sarocladium bacillisporum Crous & Osieck 2024
- Hern.-Restr. 2021 Sarocladium serpentinicola
- K.W. Cheng & H.A. Ariy. 2025 Sarocladium catenulatum
- J.D. Chen, Guo C. Zhang & X.H. Fu 1987 Sarocladium solani
- H.Z. Du & Jian K. Liu 2025 Lin Zhao & Crous 2026
- J.H. Ou, G.C. Lin & Chi Y. Chen 2020 Sarocladium spinificis
- Y.H. Yeh & R. Kirschner 2014 Sarocladium citri
- J.H. Ou, G.C. Lin & Chi Y. Chen 2020 Sarocladium strictum
- (Onions & G.L. Barron) Summerb. 2011 L.W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous 2023
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Guarro 2014 Sarocladium summerbellii
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Guarro 2014 Sarocladium clematidis
- (J.H. Mill., Giddens & A.A. Foster) A. Giraldo, Gené & Guarro 2014 Sarocladium theobromae
- L.W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous 2023 Phukhams., Ertz, Gerstmans & K.D. Hyde 2020
- L.H. Zhu, L. Zhou bis & D.W. Li 2025 Sarocladium zeae
- (W. Gams & D.R. Sumner) Summerb. 2011 Sarocladium dejongiae
- Sarocladium spirale Sarocladium sparsum
- Sarocladium bactrocephalum L. Lombard 2018
- Sarocladium sinense Sarocladium sasijaorum
- A. Giraldo, Gené & Deanna A. Sutton 2014 Sarocladium ferrugineum
- Sarocladium pseudokiliense Sarocladium ochraceum
- Sarocladium mycophilum L.W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous 2023
- Sarocladium mali Sarocladium humicola
References
- ↑ Pearce, D. A.; Bridge, P. D.; Hawksworth, D. L. (2001), "Species Concept in Sarocladium, the Causal Agent of Sheath Rot in Rice and Bamboo Blight", in Sreenivasaprasad, S.; Johnson, R. (in en), Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 285–292, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, ISBN 978-94-017-2157-8, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, retrieved 2025-07-17
- ↑ Pearce, D. A.; Bridge, P. D.; Hawksworth, D. L. (2001), "Species Concept in Sarocladium, the Causal Agent of Sheath Rot in Rice and Bamboo Blight", in Sreenivasaprasad, S.; Johnson, R. (in en), Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 285–292, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, ISBN 978-94-017-2157-8, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, retrieved 2025-07-17
- ↑ Schell, W A; Perfect, J R (1996). "Fatal, disseminated Acremonium strictum infection in a neutropenic host". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 34 (5): 1333–1336. doi:10.1128/jcm.34.5.1333-1336.1996. PMID 8727935.
- ↑ Sharma, Ajanta; Hazarika, N. K.; Barua, Purnima; Shivaprakash, M. R.; Chakrabarti, Arunaloke (2013-12-01). "Acremonium strictum: Report of a Rare Emerging Agent of Cutaneous Hyalohyphomycosis with Review of Literatures" (in en). Mycopathologia 176 (5): 435–441. doi:10.1007/s11046-013-9709-1. ISSN 1573-0832. PMID 24121988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-013-9709-1.
- ↑ Pearce, D. A.; Bridge, P. D.; Hawksworth, D. L. (2001), "Species Concept in Sarocladium, the Causal Agent of Sheath Rot in Rice and Bamboo Blight", in Sreenivasaprasad, S.; Johnson, R. (in en), Major Fungal Diseases of Rice: Recent Advances, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 285–292, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, ISBN 978-94-017-2157-8, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2157-8_20, retrieved 2025-07-17
- ↑ Fincher, Ruth-Marie E.; Fisher, John F.; Lovell, Roger D.; Newman, Cheryl L.; Espinel-Ingroff, Ana; Shadomy, H. Jean (1991). "Infection Due to the Fungus Acremonium (Cephalosporium)" (in en-US). Medicine 70 (6): 398–409. doi:10.1097/00005792-199111000-00005. PMID 1956281. https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/citation/1991/11000/infection_due_to_the_fungus_acremonium.5.aspx.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Summerbell, R.C.; Gueidan, C.; Schroers, H-J.; de Hoog, G.S.; Starink, M.; Rosete, Y. Arocha; Guarro, J.; Scott, J.A. (2011). "Acremonium phylogenetic overview and revision of Gliomastix, Sarocladium, and Trichothecium" (in en). Studies in Mycology 68: 139–162. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.68.06. PMID 21523192.
- ↑ Saponaro, Anna; Montorsi, F. (1979). "Acremonium strictum Gams e Acremonium sclerotigenum (F. et R. Moreau ex Valenta) Gams su cariossidi di Mais". Phytopathologia Mediterranea 18: 221–224. ISSN 0031-9465. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42684470.
- ↑ Lebeda, Alěs; Marvanová, Ludmila; Buczkowski, Jan (1987). "Acremonium strictum, a new potential pathogen in carrot flower stems". Zeitschrift für Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz / Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 94 (3): 314–321. ISSN 0340-8159. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43383250.
- ↑ Peberdy, J. F. (1987), "Genetics of Acremonium", in Peberdy, John F. (in en), Penicillium and Acremonium, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 93–111, doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-1986-1_4, ISBN 978-1-4899-1986-1, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1986-1_4, retrieved 2025-07-17
- ↑ Guarro, J.; Gams, W.; Pujol, I.; Gené, J. (1997-11-01). "Acremonium Species: New Emerging Fungal Opportunists—In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibilities and Review". Clinical Infectious Diseases 25 (5): 1222–1229. doi:10.1086/516098. ISSN 1058-4838. PMID 9402385. https://doi.org/10.1086/516098.
- ↑ Glenn, Anthony E.; Bacon, Charles W.; Price, Robert; Hanlin, Richard T. (1996-05-01). "Molecular phylogeny of Acremonium and its taxonomic implications". Mycologia 88 (3): 369–383. doi:10.1080/00275514.1996.12026664. ISSN 0027-5514. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.1996.12026664.
- ↑ Gräfenhan, T.; Schroers, H.-J.; Nirenberg, H.I.; Seifert, K.A. (2011-03-01). "An overview of the taxonomy, phylogeny, and typification of nectriaceous fungi in Cosmospora, Acremonium, Fusarium, Stilbella, and Volutella". Studies in Mycology 68 (1): 79–113. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.68.04. PMID 21523190.
- ↑ Pérez-Cantero, Alba; Guarro, Josep (2020). "Sarocladium and Acremonium infections: New faces of an old opportunistic fungus" (in en). Mycoses 63 (11): 1203–1214. doi:10.1111/myc.13169. ISSN 1439-0507. PMID 33090564.
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