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Ascomycota

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Ascomycota
a phylum of the fungi kingdom characterized by septate hyphae, asexual reproduction by conidia and sexual reproduction in an ascus containing eight ascospores. Genera of veterinary importance in the phylum are Aspergillus, Penicillium, Sporothrix, Microsporum and Trichophyton.
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In 1988, DNA studies clearly demonstrated that it was not a single species but a complex group of eukaryotic microorganisms, which were assigned to the kingdom Fungi (2-4) at the branch point between Ascomycota and Basidiomycota (5).
Strain typing methods and molecular epidemiology of Pneumocystis ... by Lundgren, Bettina / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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