Uncinocarpus
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| Genus: | Uncinocarpus Sigler, G.F.Orr & Carm. (1976)
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| Uncinocarpus reesii Sigler & G.F.Orr (1976)
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Uncinocarpus is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family.[1] Being a close non-pathogenic relative of the pathogenic dimorphic fungi Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii, which cause Coccidioidomycosis, it is used in genomic research to help develop human vaccination,[2] which might alleviate the Valley fever silent epidemic.[3]
References
- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Sharpton, T. J., Stajich, J. E., Rounsley, S. D.; et al. (October 2009). "Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human Fungal Pathogens Coccidioides and Their Relatives". Genome Research. 19 (10): 1722–31. doi:10.1101/gr.087551.108. PMC 2765278. PMID 19717792.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fungal pneumonia: a silent epidemic - Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever)" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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