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Ascomycota (fungus)

Known as: Ascomycete, Ascomycetes, Sac Fungi 
A phylum of fungi which have cross-walls or septa in the mycelium. The perfect state is characterized by the formation of a saclike cell (ascus… 
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ArthrodermaArthrodermataceaeBlastomyces dermatitidisClass Ascomycetes (fungus)

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Basidiomycota
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana
The ascomycete fungus Beauveria bassiana is a pathogen of hundreds of insect species and is commercially produced as an… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification of fungal cell wall mutants using susceptibility assays based on Calcofluor white and Congo red
The fungal cell wall is an essential organelle and represents a considerable metabolic investment. Its macromolecular composition… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Penicillium subgenus Penicillium - A guide to identification of food and air-borne terverticillate Penicillia and their mycotoxins
Species in Penicillium subgenus Penicillium have terverticillate penicilli and are related to the ascomycete genus Eupenicillium… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Contribution of RPB2 to multilocus phylogenetic studies of the euascomycetes (Pezizomycotina, Fungi) with special emphasis on the lichen-forming Acarosporaceae and evolution of polyspory.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phylogenomic analysis of type I polyketide synthase genes in pathogenic and saprobic ascomycetes
Fungal type I polyketides (PKs) are synthesized by PK synthases (PKSs) and include well known secondary metabolites such as the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Analysis of Fungal Diversity in the Wheat Rhizosphere by Sequencing of Cloned PCR-Amplified Genes Encoding 18S rRNA and Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
ABSTRACT Like bacteria, fungi play an important role in the soil ecosystem. As only a small fraction of the fungi present in soil… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Asexual Sporulation in Aspergillus nidulans
SUMMARY The formation of mitotically derived spores, called conidia, is a common reproductive mode in filamentous fungi… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Differences in DNA methylation patterns are detectable during the dimorphic transition of fungi by amplification of restriction polymorphisms
Abstract A modification of the amplified fragment length polymorphism technique was developed for the determination of DNA… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Mating types and sexual development in filamentous ascomycetes
The progress made in the molecular characterization of the mating types in several filamentous ascomycetes has allowed us to… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Protoplasmic Organization of Hyphal Tips Among Fungi: Vesicles and Spitzenkörper
Hyphal tips of fungi representing Oömycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, and Deuteromycetes were examined by light… 
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