Microascus brevicaulis

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Microascus brevicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae Order: Microascales Family: Microascaceae Genus: Microascus Species: M. brevicaulis
Binomial name
Microascus brevicaulis S.P. Abbott, (1998)
Synonyms
Penicillium brevicaule Sacc., (1886) Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (Sacc.) Bainier, (1907)

Microascus brevicaulis is a plant pathogen. Bartolomeo Gosio discovered in 1890 that under wet conditions Scopulariopsis brevicaulis produces significant amounts of trimethylarsine via biomethylation of inorganic pigments especially Paris green or Scheele's Green used in indoor wallpapers which is than released into the air.^[1]

[edit] External links

Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database

[edit] References

1. ^ William R. Cullen, Ronald Bentley (2005). "The toxicity of trimethylarsine: an urban myth". J. Environ. Monit. 7: 11–15. doi:10.1039/b413752n.