Biology:Saksenaea

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Saksenaea
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Saksenaea

S.B.Saksena (1953)
Type species
Saksenaea vasiformis
S.B.Saksena (1953)
Species

S. erythrospora
S. vasiformis

Saksenaea is a genus of fungi in the Saksenaeaceae family. First described in 1953,[1] the genus contains two pathogenic species capable of causing severe human infections.[2]

References

  1. Saksena SB. (1953). "A new genus of the Mucorales". Mycologia 45 (3): 426–36. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59350/0045/003/0426.htm. 
  2. Alvarez E; Garcia-Hermoso D; Sutton DA; Cano JF; Stchigel AM; Hoinard D; Fothergill AW; Rinaldi MG et al. (2010). "Molecular phylogeny and proposal of two new species of the emerging pathogenic fungus Saksenaea". Journal of Clinical Microbiology 48 (12): 4410–16. doi:10.1128/JCM.01646-10. PMID 20926710. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7403090 entry