ascomycete

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Related to ascomycete: deuteromycete, basidiomycete

ascomycete

(as'kō-mī-sēt),

A member of the Ascomycota.

ascomycete

any fungus of the ASCOMYCOTA.

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While the Human Genome Project has been a tremendous undertaking, unraveling just some of the unique DNA sequences in all known ascomycete yeast species was an ambitious, if less daunting, task for Kurtzman and laboratory technician Christie J.

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The lichen-forming ascomycete Evernia mesomorpha associates with multiple genotypes of Trebouxia jamesii.

Asymmetric co-evolution in the lichen symbiosis caused by a limited capacity for adaptation in the photobiont

They are present in organisms as diverse as cyanobacteria, filamentous ascomycetes and seedless plants (Percudani et al.

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cyanovirin-N homology gene in Ceratopteris thalictroides

An unidentified ascomycete fungus was isolated from Melilotus dentatus (Hussain et al.

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Neosartorya hiratsukae, a new species of food-borne Ascomycetes.

Cerebral Aspergillosis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae, Brazil. (Dispatches)

It is used across the world for the control of various fungi, especially Oomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Fungi imperfecti.

Susceptibility of mycotoxigenic fungi to commercial fungicides, a potential tool for mycotoxin control in maize in Kenya

In two large fungal groups (Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes that don't make lichens), the rule allowed fungi to have both a sexual and an asexual name.

The name of the fungus: genetic advances spur mycologists to put their kingdom in order

All fungi were identified as Ascomycetes based on their ITS region of rRNA using PCR followed by DNA sequencing.

Role of symbiotic endophytes on crop production

A study evaluating the fungal diversity of the region found a great loss of fungal richness and diversity in the soybean plantation and pasture areas compared with native vegetation, with a concentration of ascomycetes (22).

Increased incidence of invasive fusariosis with cutaneous portal of entry, Brazil

Fluorescence microscopy: an aid to the elucidation of Ascomycetes structure.

Helical cell wall thickenings in root cortical cells of Polypodiaceae species from northwestern Argentina

Also classified within the ascomycetes is the common eye-associated fungus genus Aspergillus (Figure 2), which is abundant in many environments worldwide, including hospitals.

Ocular mycoses: infection of the eye by fungi

These long, slender neon tubes were rhythmically mirrored in a room divider of colored glass that harbored, in the triangular space behind it, Ascomycetes, 2005, a vitrine of dried flowers, fresh bouquets, and video monitors showing fleeting images of a TV childhood.