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Desmodesmus
Desmodesmus armatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Order: Sphaeropleales
Family: Scenedesmaceae
Genus: Desmodesmus
(Chodat) S.S.An, T.Friedl & E.Hegewald
Species

Desmodesmus is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae.[1] It is the only chlorophyll-containing organism known to have caused human infections in immunocompetent individuals. All known cases involved open injuries occurring in fresh water.[2]

References

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Desmodesmus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ Westblade, Lars F.; Ranganath, Sangeetha; Dunne, William Michael; Burnham, Carey-Ann D.; Fader, Robert; Ford, Bradley A. (2015-03-05). "Infection with a Chlorophyllic Eukaryote after a Traumatic Freshwater Injury". New England Journal of Medicine. 372 (10): 982–984. doi:10.1056/NEJMc1401816. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 25738686.