Ashbya gossypii
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Classification
Higher Order Taxa:
Fungi, Ascomycota, Saccharomycetes, Saccharomycetales, Saccharomycetaceae
Species:
A. gossypii
Description and Significance
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Fungus Ashbya gossypii. Nuclei are shown in green. Jaspersen Lab, 2007.
Ashbya gossypii
(Eremothecium gossypii)
is a filamentous fungus or mold, meaning that it is an infectious agent consisting of a long series of attached cells.
References
- Jaspersen Lab, 2007. "Sue Jasperseon, Ph.D, Profile." Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
- A. gossypii, March 2013. "Ashbya gossypii."