Tritirachium oryzae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tritirachiomycetes |
Order: | Tritirachiales |
Family: | Tritirachiaceae |
Genus: | Tritirachium |
Species: | T. oryzae
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Binomial name | |
Tritirachium oryzae (Vincens) de Hoog (1972)
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Tritirachium oryzae is a fungus in the Basidiomycota often mistaken for a member of the Ascomycota. it is a mesophile linked recently with human pathogenicity in multiple, rare cases. This species produces airborne spores and is an endophyte of several plant species in North America, South America and in the Middle East.