UAMH Number: | 9938 |
Species Name: | Kiflimonium curvulum |
Type: | |
Synonyms: | Acremonium curvulum |
Taxonomy: | FUNGI Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes, Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae |
Strain History: | M.N. Thormann -> Currah, R.S. (MNT 5) -> UAMH |
Substrate: | one-year decomposing moss (Sphagnum fuscum) in bog dominated by black spruce (Pices mariana), moss (Sphagnum fuscum) and heather (Ericaceae) |
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Location: | CANADA Alberta, Perryvale, 54° 28'N, 113° 16'W (GEO: 54.498,-113.384) |
Isolator: | M.N. Thormann |
Isolation Date: | 1998-09-13 |
Date Received: | 2001-03-06 |
Characters: | BIODETERIOGEN/ BIODEGRADATION cell walls of Sphagnum fuscum - Tsuneda, Thormann & Currah, Can. J. Bot. 79:93-100, 2001 // BIODETERIOGEN/ BIODEGRADATION enzymatic abilities - Thormann, Currah & Bayley, The Bryologist 104:548-559, 2001 // BIODETERIOGEN/ BIODEGRADATION in vitro decomposition, degrades cellulose but not lignin, utilizes starch - Thormann, Currah & Bayley, Can. J. Microbiol. 48:204-211, 2002 // CELLULOLYTIC // CYCLOHEXIMIDE resistant // MESOPHILIC NG @ 37C |
Compounds: | |
Cross Reference: | CBS 102853 |
Pathogenic Potential: | Human: yes | Animal: yes | Plant: no |
Biosafety Risk Group: | RG2 (check the PHAC ePATHogen Risk Group Database for updates) |
Regulatory Requirements: | Canadian requesters must provide PHAC Pathogen and Toxin License Number (see: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/licensing-program.html) prior to shipment. International requesters must provide all legally required importation documentation prior to shipment. Plant pathogenicity status may be verified by using the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Fungal Database |
MycoBank ID: | 826820 |