Ulocladium atrum
Ulocladium atrum is a fungal saprophyte.
Ulocladium atrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Pleosporales |
Family: | Pleosporaceae |
Genus: | Ulocladium |
Species: | U. atrum |
Binomial name | |
Ulocladium atrum (Preuss) Sacc., (1886) | |
Synonyms | |
Stemphylium atrum |
U. atrum is used to control Botrytis cinerea, a fungal pathogen (gray mold) of grapes and other fruit.
The species has also been found as a cause of keratitis, inflammation of the cornea.
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