Organisms

Cercospora

A genus of fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae, order Capnodiales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Cercospora fungi are ascomycete and causative agents for plant fungal diseases such as leaf spots. Cercospora species produce the phytotoxin cercosporin and have no known sexual stage.

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A genus of fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae, order Capnodiales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Cercospora fungi are ascomycete and causative agents for plant fungal diseases such as leaf spots. Cercospora species produce the phytotoxin cercosporin and have no known sexual stage.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2021

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  • Ascomycota (1963-2020)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cercospora. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084823. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084823
  2. Cercospora. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercospora
  3. Cercospora. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066868