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.
Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
Images
Figure 1. <i>Alternaria</i>, shown by lactophenol blue stain (40x magnification)
Figure 1. Alternaria, shown by lactophenol blue stain (40x magnification)
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Figure 2. <i>Alternaria</i>, by lactophenol blue stain (80x magnification).
Figure 2. Alternaria, by lactophenol blue stain (80x magnification).
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Figure 3. <i>Alternaria</i>, methenamine silver stain of a skin biopsy.
Figure 3. Alternaria, methenamine silver stain of a skin biopsy.
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Notes
Figures 1 and 2 contributed by Lynn Bry, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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References
  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification