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Verticillium isaacii

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Sordariomycetes

Order
  
Hypocreales

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Ascomycota

Subclass
  
Hypocreomycetidae

Family
  
Incertae sedis

Similar
  
Verticillium, Plectosphaerellaceae, Verticillium longisporum, Hypocreomycetidae, Verticillium albo‑atrum

Verticillium isaacii is a fungus habitating in artichoke, spinach and lettuce, without necessarily being pathogenic. It causes verticillium wilt in some plant species. It produces yellow-pigmented hyphae and microsclerotia, while producing abundant chlamydospores and resting mycelium. It is most closely related to V. tricorpus and V. klebahnii.

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Verticillium isaacii Wikipedia