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Sarcosoma globosum, or witches cauldron, [1] is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. [3] It was first described in 1793 by Casimir Christoph Schmidel. Johann Xaver Robert Caspary transferred it to the genus Sarcosoma in 1891. Also known as the charred-pancake cup, [1] it is a near
Penicillium rubens is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium and was the first species known to produce the antibiotic penicillin. It was first described by Philibert Melchior Joseph Ehi Biourge in 1923. For the discovery of penicillin from this species Alexander Fleming shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. [1]
The fungus also infects animals, such as dogs, koalas, and dolphins. [5] In 2007, the fungus appeared for the first time in the United States, in Whatcom County, Washington [6] and in April 2010 had spread to Oregon. [7] The most recently identified strain, designated VGIIc, is particularly virulent, having proved fatal in 19 of 218 known cases ...
Penicillium digitatum (/ ˌ p ɛ n ɪ ˈ s ɪ l i əm ˌ d ɪ dʒ ɪ ˈ t eɪ t əm /) is a mesophilic fungus found in the soil of citrus-producing areas. [1] [2] [3] It is a major source of post-harvest decay in fruits and is responsible for the widespread post-harvest disease in Citrus fruit known as green rot or green mould.
Fungi cause the majority of plant diseases, which in turn cause serious economic losses. Sometimes, as in the Great Irish Famine of 1845–1849, fungal diseases of plants, in this case potato blight caused by Phytophthora, result in large-scale human suffering. Fungi are similarly the main cause of economic losses of timber in buildings.
Aspergillus is a fungus, commonly associated with respiratory infection. [20] [21] Candida albicans is a species of fungus that is associated with oral thrush and gastrointestinal infection. [22] [23] Coccidioides immitis is a fungus known for causing coccidioidomycosis, more commonly known as Valley Fever. [24]