Uncinocarpus
| Uncinocarpus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Onygenaceae |
| Genus: | Uncinocarpus Sigler, G.F.Orr & Carm. (1976) |
| Type species | |
| Uncinocarpus reesii Sigler & G.F.Orr (1976) | |
| Species | |
|
U. reesii | |
Uncinocarpus is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family.[1] Being a close non-pathogenic relative of the pathogenic dimorphic fungi Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii, which cause Coccidioidomycosis, it is used in genomic research to help develop human vaccination,[2] which might alleviate the Valley fever silent epidemic.[3]
References
- ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58.
- ↑ Sharpton, T. J., Stajich, J. E., Rounsley, S. D.; et al. (October 2009). "Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human Fungal Pathogens Coccidioides and Their Relatives". Genome Research. 19 (10): 1722–31. doi:10.1101/gr.087551.108. PMC 2765278
. PMID 19717792. - ↑ "Fungal pneumonia: a silent epidemic - Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever)" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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