Paecilomyces
Encyclopedia
Paecilomyces is a genus
of nematophagous fungus
which kills harmful nematodes by pathogenesis
, causing disease in the nematodes. Therefore the fungus
can be used as a bio-nematicide
to control nematodes by applying it to soil.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of nematophagous fungus
Nematophagous fungus
Nematophagous fungi are carnivorous fungi specialized in trapping and digesting nematodes. Around 160 species are known. There exist both species that live inside the nematodes from the beginning and others that catch them mostly with glue traps or in rings, some of which constrict on contact. Some...
which kills harmful nematodes by pathogenesis
Pathogenesis
The pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which the disease is caused. The term can also be used to describe the origin and development of the disease and whether it is acute, chronic or recurrent...
, causing disease in the nematodes. Therefore the fungus
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
can be used as a bio-nematicide
Nematicide
A nematicide is a type of chemical pesticide used to kill parasitic nematodes.One common nematicide is obtained from neem cake, the residue obtained after cold-pressing the fruit and kernels of the neem tree. Known by several names in the world, the tree was first cultivated in India in ancient...
to control nematodes by applying it to soil.
Species
- Paecilomyces aegyptiacus
- Paecilomyces aerugineus
- Paecilomyces albus
- Paecilomyces andoi
- Paecilomyces antarcticus
- Paecilomyces aspergilloides
- Paecilomyces atrovirens
- Paecilomyces aureocinnamomeus
- Paecilomyces austriacus
- Paecilomyces baarnensis
- Paecilomyces borysthenicus
- Paecilomyces breviramosus
- Paecilomyces brunneolus
- Paecilomyces burci
- Paecilomyces byssochlamydoides
- Paecilomyces canadensis
- Paecilomyces carneus
- Paecilomyces cinnabarinus
- Paecilomyces cinnamomeus
- Paecilomyces clavisporus
- Paecilomyces cossus
- Paecilomyces cremeoroseus
- Paecilomyces cylindricosporus
- Paecilomyces dactylethromorphus
- Paecilomyces erectus
- Paecilomyces eriophytis
- Paecilomyces fimetarius
- Paecilomyces formosa
- Paecilomyces fulvusPaecilomyces fulvusPaecilomyces fulva is a plant pathogen that causes Byssochlamys rot on strawberries.- External links :* *...
- Paecilomyces fuscatus
- Paecilomyces griseoviridis
- Paecilomyces guaensis
- Paecilomyces gunnii
- Paecilomyces hawkesii
- Paecilomyces heliothis
- Paecilomyces hibernicus
- Paecilomyces huaxiensis
- Paecilomyces indicus
- Paecilomyces isarioides
- Paecilomyces laeensis
- Paecilomyces lecythidis
- Paecilomyces longipes
- Paecilomyces loushanensis
- Paecilomyces major
- Paecilomyces mandshuricus
- Paecilomyces marquandii
- Paecilomyces maximus
- Paecilomyces musicola
- Paecilomyces niphetodes
- Paecilomyces niveus
- Paecilomyces odonatae
- Paecilomyces paranaensis
- Paecilomyces parvisporus
- Paecilomyces pascuus
- Paecilomyces penicillatus
- Paecilomyces persimplex
- Paecilomyces puntonii
- Paecilomyces purpureus
- Paecilomyces ramosus
- Paecilomyces rariramus
- Paecilomyces reniformis
- Paecilomyces saturatus
- Paecilomyces simplex
- Paecilomyces sinensis
- Paecilomyces smilanensis
- Paecilomyces spectabilis
- Paecilomyces stipitatus
- Paecilomyces subflavus
- Paecilomyces subglobosus
- Paecilomyces suffultus
- Paecilomyces taitungiacus
- Paecilomyces tenuipes
- Paecilomyces tenuis
- Paecilomyces terricola
- Paecilomyces variotii
- Paecilomyces verrucosus
- Paecilomyces verticillatus
- Paecilomyces victoriae
- Paecilomyces vinaceus
- Paecilomyces viridulus
- Paecilomyces wawuensis
- Paecilomyces xylariiformis
- Paecilomyces zollerniae
See also
- Entomopathogenic fungusEntomopathogenic fungusAn entomopathogenic fungus is a fungus that can act as a parasite of insects and kills or seriously disables them.-Typical life cycle:These fungi usually attach to the external body surface of insects in the form of microscopic spores...
- CordycepsCordycepsCordyceps is a genus of ascomycete fungi that includes about 400 described species. All Cordyceps species are endoparasitoids, mainly on insects and other arthropods ; a few are parasitic on other fungi. The best known species of the genus is Cordyceps sinensis, first recorded as yartsa gunbu in...
- TarsonemidaeTarsonemidaeTarsonemidae is a family of mites, also called thread-footed mites or white mites.Only a limited number of tarsonemid genera are known to feed on higher plants while most species in this family feed on the thin-walled mycelia of fungi or possibly algal bodies...