Fungus
alternaria
Subclass of:
Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to alternaria (fungus):
  • (alternaria) Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Alternaria genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (alternaria) A genus of dematiaceous fungi within the phylum Ascomycota that are ubiquitous in nature and are common allergens in humans. Members of the Alternaria genus produce septate, brown and filamentous hyphae, and may cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals, such as phaeohyphomycosis, onychomycosis, sinusitis, ulcerated cutaneous infections, keratitis, visceral infections and osteomyelitis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (alternaria) A mitosporic Loculoascomycetes fungal genus including several plant pathogens and at least one species which produces a highly phytotoxic antibiotic. Its teleomorph is Lewia.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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