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| Wang, X.W.; Lombard , L.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Li, J.; Videira, S.I.R.; Samson, R.A.; Liu, X.Z.; Crous, P.W.. |
| Chaetomium globosum, the type species of the genus, is ubiquitous, occurring on a wide variety of substrates, in air and in marine environments. This species is recognised as a cellulolytic and/or endophytic fungus. It is also known as a source of secondary metabolites with various biological activities, having great potential in the agricultural, medicinal and industrial fields. On the negative side, C. globosum has been reported as an air contaminant causing adverse health effects and as causal agent of human fungal infections. However, the taxonomic status of C. globosum is still poorly understood. The contemporary species concept for this fungus includes a broadly defined morphological diversity as well as a large number of synonymies with limited... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: DNA barcode; Epitypification; Multi-gene phylogeny; Species complex; Systematics. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/607374 |
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