Biology:Veronaea

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Short description: Genus of fungi


Veronaea
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Veronaea

Cif. & Montemartini.
Type species
Veronaea botryosa
Cif. & Montemartini.

Veronaea is a genus of ascomycete fungi, classified in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The genus was defined by R. Ciferri and A. Montemartini in 1958.

Species of Veronaea grow relatively well in culture, producing sparingly branched, brownish conidiophores with geniculate, sympodial conidiogenous cells with flat, unthickened scars, each producing single 1–septate conidia.[1] The cosmopolitan V. botryosa has 2(–4) celled conidia and although found in soil and other organic matter, it frequently causes skin infections in immunocompromized humans.[2]

References

  1. Arzanlou, M; Groenwald, JZ; Braun, U; Shin, HD; Crous, PW (2007). "Phylogenetic and morphotaxonomic revision of Ramichloridium and allied genera.". Studies in Mycology 58 (57–93): 57–93. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.58.03. PMID 18490996. 
  2. Hoog, GS de; Guarro, J; Gene, J; Figueras, MJ (2000). Atlas of clinical fungi. Baarn, the Netherlands: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7922371 entry