@ KEY ARTICLE: Coliforms. Dangerous Biological Bioterrorism Agents.

"The discovery of novel aetiological agents responsible for ‘unexplained infectious disease syndromes’ relies quite heavily on the description of novel microbes. Although standard or unusual forms of known microbes are sometimes considered to be novel causes of ‘unexplained infectious disease syndromes’, most of the novel causes are indeed previously undescribed microbes."

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@ New Pyrenochaeta Species Causing Keratitis

Classification Peyronellaea pomorum var. Cyanea

PHOMA sp. production of melanin complexes

>Contig_1

ATCATTAAATACAGTAGATTTCTACTGATCGGGGGGGGTGGAAAGTCCCAGTTTGATTACTGGATCGCGAGTAAGCCCC
CTGTCTGCACCCTTGTCTTTTGCGTACTTATGTTTCCTCGGCGGGCTTGCCTGCCGAATGGACAATTCTAAAACCTTTT
TAATTTTCAATCAGCGTCTGAACAATTATAATAATTACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTGGCATCGATGAAG
AACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAGTGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCCT
TGGTATTCCATGGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTTGTACCCTCAAGCTATGCTTGGTGTTGGGTGTTTGTCCTCTCC
CTTGCGTTTGGACTCGCCTTAAAGAAATTGGCAGCCAGTGTATTGGTATAGAAGCGCAGCACAATTTGCGACTCTAGCT
AATAATTACTTGCAACCATCAAGTCTA


@ NCBI BLAST

@ KEY ARTICLE: PHOMA CYANEA

Epicoccum nigrum (synanamorph and/or teleomorph of Phoma)

Epicoccum nigrum synthesizes extracellular fungal polysaccharide, called epiglucan.

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@ ITS sequencing support for Epicoccum nigrum and Phoma epicoccina being the same biological species

PHOMA HERBARUM   This mold is commonly found in different soils, dead plant tissues, and potatoes.  It grows indoors in association with bio‑deterioration of wall paints, and produces pink or purple colour spots. This mold has also been isolated from moldy shower curtains. 

PHOMA sp.

"The synanamorphs and teleomorphs of Phoma have been poorly investigated thus far, except for the P. lingam complex. Few synanamorph relationships have thus far been confirmed by means of molecular techniques. Arenal et al. (2000, 2004) demonstrated P. epicoccina and Epicoccum nigrum to be synanamorphs by employing ITS sequence data, and synonymised these species after further microscopical studies." 

@ Biology and recent developments in the systematics of Phoma, a complex genus of major quarantine significance.

PLEOSPORA (PHOMA Sp.)

                                       

Coelomycetes are being recovered with increasing frequency in human disease. They are frequently acquired by traumatic implantation and are of concern in profoundly immunosuppressed individuals. A definition of this group of organisms is provided, along with their clinical manifestations, methods for laboratory diagnosis, criteria for identification, in vitro susceptibility data, and guidelines for antifungal therapy and management. 

Coelomycetous fungi in human disease. A review: Clinical entities, pathogenesis, identification and therapy Deanna A. Sutton