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Geotrichum
Sign in to saveGeotrichum is a genus of fungi found worldwide in soil, water, air, and sewage, as well as in plants, cereals, and dairy products; it is also commonly found in normal human flora and is isolated from sputum and feces. It was first described in 1809 by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassSaccharomycetes
- OrderSaccharomycetales
- FamilyDipodascaceae
Geotrichum es un género de hongos de distribución cosmopolita, hallados en suelos, aguas, aire, detritos, plantas, cereales, productos lácteos; común en la flora normal humana y se aísla de esputo y heces.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Dipodascaceae
- Collections
- BPI, NY, UFPE, CEPLAC, ILLS, UFV
- Recorded in
- United States, Puerto Rico, Netherlands, Brasil, ?, Canada
Research
1,565 papers- Safety assessment of dairy microorganisms: Geotrichum candidum.International journal of food microbiology · 2008
- Geotrichum capitatum septicemia: case report and review of the literature.Mycopathologia · 2015
- Interests in Geotrichum candidum for cheese technology.International journal of food microbiology · 2005
- Geotrichum septicemia.JAMA · 1976
- Geotrichum capitatum septicaemia in a haematological patient after acute myeloid leukaemia relapse: identification using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and review of the literature.Le infezioni in medicina · 2015
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- History
- Species
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Geotrichum is a genus of fungi found worldwide in soil, water, air, and sewage, as well as in plants, cereals, and dairy products; it is also commonly found in normal human flora and is isolated from sputum and feces. It was first described in 1809 by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link.
The genus Geotrichum includes over 100 species. Some are welcome and even considered desirable. For example, skilled cheesemakers create conditions favorable for the formation of a Geotrichum candidum rind on certain goat's milk and cow's milk cheeses, proudly declaring the rind to be the most flavorful part of such cheeses. Another example is the presence of some Geotrichum species in fermented poi.
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