Uncinocarpus is a genus of fungi within the Onygenaceae family.[1] The name is derived from the Latin word uncinus, meaning "hook" and the Greek word karpos (καρπός), meaning "fruit". It was distinguished from the genus Gymnoascus based on keratinolytic capacity, ascospore morphology and the development of hooked, occasionally spiraling appendages.[2][3] Alternatively, Uncinocarpus species may possess helically coiled or smooth, wavy appendages, or lack appendages altogether, an example of such species being U. orissi.[4]
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| Uncinocarpus reesii strain UAMH 160 in phase contrast microscopy showing hooked ascomatal appendage and Malbranchea anamorph | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Onygenales |
| Family: | Onygenaceae |
| Genus: | Uncinocarpus Sigler, G.F.Orr & Carm. (1976) |
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| Uncinocarpus reesii Sigler & G.F.Orr (1976)
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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,[5] which might alleviate the Valley fever silent epidemic.[6]
References
edit- ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
- ^ Sigler, Lynne; Carmichael, J.W. (1976). "Taxonomy of Malbranchea and some other hyphomycetes with arthroconidia" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 4 (2): 349–488.
- ^ Currah, R.S. (1985). "Taxonomy of the Onygenales: Arthrodermataceae, Gymnoascaceae, Myxotrichaceae and Onygenaceae" (PDF). Mycotaxon. 24: 1–216.
- ^ Sigler, Lynne; Flis, Arlene L.; Carmichael, J.W. (1998). "The genus Uncinocarpus (Onygenaceae) and its synonym Brunneospora: new concepts, combinations and connections to anamorphs in Chrysosporium, and further evidence of relationship with Coccidioides immitis". Mycotaxon. 76 (9): 1624–1636. doi:10.1139/b98-110.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fungal pneumonia: a silent epidemic - Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever)" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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