Chaetomium

...The inside of the ascus is hollow, and long, narrow sacs called asci are arranged vertically and densely. Inside the asci, spores are arranged vertically. Representative species include Chaetomium , which grows on old tatami mats, straw, and wallpaper and invades the fibers; Neurospora crassa, which grows on burned wood and corn cobs and is also used as a material for genetic research; and Sordaria , which often grows on animal feces. A well-known disease fungus is Endothia parasitica (Murrill) PJet HWAnderson, which causes chestnut rot and blight. It parasitizes chestnut branches and trunks, causing them to wither, and has spread throughout the United States, causing near-total damage to chestnut trees.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…子囊果の内部は中空になっていて，細長い子囊という袋が縦に密にならび，子囊内には胞子が縦にならんでいる。代表的な種類には，古畳，わら，壁紙などに生えて繊維を侵すケタマカビ(ケートミウム)Chaetomium，焼跡の木やトウモロコシの芯に生え，遺伝学研究の材料ともされるアカパンカビ，動物の糞の上によく発生するソルダリアSordariaなどがある。病害菌としてクリの胴枯病をおこすクリノドウガレ病菌Endothia parasitica (Murrill) P.J.et H.W.Andersonが有名で，クリの枝や幹に寄生して枯らし，アメリカ全土に広がりクリに全滅に近い被害を与えたこともある。…

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