Ascochyta viciae
Species of fungus
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Ascochyta viciae is an ascomycete fungus species in the genus Ascochyta.
| Ascochyta viciae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Didymellaceae |
| Genus: | Ascochyta |
| Species: | A. viciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascochyta viciae Lib. | |
Ascofuranone is an antibiotic first isolated from a strain of A. viciae in 1972;[1][2] however, the identification of the strain is later revised as Acremonium sclerotigenum, and A. viciae cannot produce this antibiotic.[3]
