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Polyphasic analysis of intraspecific diversity in Epicoccum nigrum warrants reclassification into separate species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Fávaro Léia Cecilia de Lima, de Melo Fernando Lucas, Aguilar-Vildoso Carlos Ivan, Araújo Welington Luiz
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BACKGROUND: Epicoccum nigrum Link (syn. E. purpurascens Ehrenb. ex Schlecht) is a saprophytic ascomycete distributed worldwide which colonizes a myriad of substrates. This fungus has been known as a biological control agent for plant pathogens and produces a variety of secondary metabolites with important biological activities as well as biotechnological application. E. nigrum produces darkly pigmented muriform...
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