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A Microbial Biorealm page on the phylum Verticillium

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Verticillium. by: The Geraldine Kaminski Mycology Library[1]
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Verticillim. From [2]


Classification

Higher order taxa

Division Eucaryota, Kingdom Fungi, Phylum Ascomycota, Class Incertae sedis

Species

Verticillium dahliae
Verticillium lecanii
Verticillium albo-atrum

Description and Significance

Verticillium is a widely distributed filamentous fungus that inhabits decaying vegetation and soil. Some Verticillium species may be pathogenic to arthropods, plants, and other fungi. It is commonly considered as a contaminant. Verticillium may very rarely cause human disease.(1)

Verticillium is a genus of fungi of Ascomycota. This genus has three ecologically based group: mycopathogens, entomopathogens, and plant pathogens and related saprophytes. The commonly known species of Verticillium fall within the plant pathogens group.

Verticillim dehliae and Verticillim albo-atrum cause wilt diseases, which refers to loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants, in plants such as cotton, potatos, peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes.

Genome Structure

Cell Structure and Metabolism

Ecology

Pathogenicity and Clinical Significance

Verticillium has been reported as a possible cause of keratitis in humans. (2)(3)

References

(1)http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/verticillium.htm

(2)Larone, D. H. 1995. Medically Important Fungi - A Guide to Identification, 3rd ed. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.

(3)Sutton, D. A., A. W. Fothergill, and M. G. Rinaldi (ed.). 1998. Guide to Clinically Significant Fungi, 1st ed. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore.