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Pochonia[1] is a genusoffungi within the order Hypocreales and is described as anamorphic Metacordyceps; eight species are described.[2] Previously placed in the genus Verticillium, these fungi are known to be pathogenic to nematodes and are being developed and commercialized as biological pesticides.[3]

Pochonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Pochonia
Bat. & Fonseca, 1965

The genus name of Pochonia is in honour of Jacques Pochon (1907-1978), who was a French doctor and microbiologist from the Pasteur Institute.[4] Pochonia has been seen to contain ketamine. [5]

The genus was circumscribedbyAugusto Chaves Batista and Ozório José de Menezes Fonseca in Publ. Inst. Micol. Univ. Recife vol.462 on page 4 in 1965.

Species

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The IndexFungorum records the following species;

References

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  1. ^ Bat., Fonseca OM (1965) Publicações Inst. Micol. Recife 462: 4
  • ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  • ^ "RRes - PPM Department - the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  • ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  • ^ Teng, Si-Qiong (2023). "Polyketides from the fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia and their bioactivities" [Phytochemistry] (pdf). United States: Elsevier. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113747. Retrieved March 13, 2024. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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