Organisms

Phoma

A genus of fungi in the family Didymellaceae, order Pleosporales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Phoma fungi are ascomycetes commonly found in soil and aquatic environments including water distribution systems. Opportunistic superficial infection with Phoma fungi is PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS.

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Abstract

A genus of fungi in the family Didymellaceae, order Pleosporales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Phoma fungi are ascomycetes commonly found in soil and aquatic environments including water distribution systems. Opportunistic superficial infection with Phoma fungi is PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Deuterophoma
  • Peyronellaea

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15 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with probably PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS, otherwise coordinate with MYCOSES

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Ascomycota (1969-2020)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084723
  2. Phoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoma
  3. Phoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066891