Fungus
bipolaris
Subclass of:
Ascomycota (fungus);
Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to genus bipolaris:
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(bipolaris) Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Bipolaris genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(bipolaris) A genus of fungi in the family Pleosporaceae, order Pleosporales and phylum ASCOMYCOTA. Bipolaris fungi are ascomycetes and plant pathogens, mostly on POACEAE and some monocot crops. They are also causative agent for PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS and were formerly a part of the Bipolaris, Cochliobolus and CURVULARIA complex.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(bipolaris) A genus of moderately fast growing dematiaceous fungi in the family Pleosporaceae with straight, fusiform to ellipsoidal pseudoseptate conidia. The genus contains about 45 species which are mostly subtropical and tropical plant parasites; however several species, notably B. australiensis, B. hawaiiensis, and B. spicifera are well documented human pathogens.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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