Stachybotrys atra. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Stachybotrys atra. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Abies, Acer, Albizzia, Allium, Amaranthus, Angelica, Avena, Bambusa, Brassica, Bromus, Cassia, Centaurea, Cicer, Citrus, Corchorus, Coriandrum, Costus, Crotalaria, Dasylirion, Dendrocalamus, Dianthus, Glycine, Gmelina, Gossypium, Lathyrus, Lepidium, Lolium, Lupinus, Lycopersicon, Mentha, Oryza, Parkinsonia, Pastinaca, Pennisetum, Petasites, Phaseolus, Phlox, Phoenix, Phormium, Pinus, Piper, Ricinus, Robinia, Saccharum, Sesamum, Sesbanea, Solanum, Sorghum, Spartina, Tagetes, Tithonia, Tragopogon, Trifolium, Trigonella, Triticum, Ulex, Viola, Yucca, Zinnia; also from animals (including man), paper, textiles, soil and plant debris, and straw. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader (of cotton roots) or as a saprophyte. Causes stachybotryotoxicosis in animals, including man. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Bahrain, India, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia. EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Rumania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.K. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. CENTRAL AMERICA AND WEST INDIES: Jamaica TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.