Myxotrichaceae
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A) Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) with white fungal growth. B) Scanning electron micrograph of a bat hair colonized by Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Scale bar=10 μm | |
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Family: | Myxotrichaceae Locq. ex Currah (1985) |
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Myxotrichum Kunze (1823) | |
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The Myxotrichaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycetes class, and has seven genera.[1] Fungi in this family are mostly found in soil. Indoors, they can be found in paper substrates, damp drywall, and decomposing materials. They produce black, mesh-like, setose ascocarps with small, fusiform ascospores. Myxotrichum deflexum produces a pinkish-red diffusing pigment and may produce grey, black, and brown stains on paper surfaces.[2] No reports of mycotoxins, pathogenicity, or allergy are known.[citation needed]