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is a filamentous fungus, meaning that it is an infectious agent of the fungus kingdom consisting of a long series of attached cells. It is closely related to unicellular yeasts, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a yeast with which it shares more than 90% of its genome. | is a filamentous fungus, meaning that it is an infectious agent of the fungus kingdom consisting of a long series of attached cells. It is closely related to unicellular yeasts, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a yeast with which it shares more than 90% of its genome. | ||
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Revision as of 00:49, 8 November 2013
Classification
Higher Order Taxa:
Fungi, Ascomycota, Saccharomycetes, Saccharomycetales, Saccharomycetaceae
Species:
A. gossypii
Description and Significance
Fungus Ashbya gossypii. Nuclei are shown in green. Jaspersen Lab, 2007.
Ashbya gossypii (Eremothecium gossypii) is a filamentous fungus, meaning that it is an infectious agent of the fungus kingdom consisting of a long series of attached cells. It is closely related to unicellular yeasts, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a yeast with which it shares more than 90% of its genome.
Genome Structure
References
- Jaspersen Lab, 2007. "Sue Jasperseon, Ph.D, Profile." Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
- Wikipedia Article "A. gossypii," March 2013. "Ashbya gossypii."
- Ashbya Genome Database, September 2013. "Ashbya gossypii." EnsemblFungi.
