Alternaria alternata

Host(s)

Various plants

Disease name

Leaf spot

Leaf spot

Description

Alternaria alternata is a fungus which has been recorded causing leaf spot and other diseases on over 380 host species of plant. It is an opportunistic pathogen on numerous hosts causing leaf spots, rots and blights on many plant parts.

It can also cause upper respiratory tract infections and asthma in humans with compromised immunity.

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Phylogeny

Kindgom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Order: 
Pleosporales

Stats

Genome size: 
32.99Mb
Number of genes: 
13466

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