''Emericella'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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.
The genus name of ''Emericella'' is in honour of Emeric Streatfield Berkeley (1834 - 1898), a British Lieutnant/Major General who served in India. He was also a botanist.
Bio-active
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isolates {{About, , the linguistics term dealing with languages unrelated to any other language in the world, Language isolate, other uses, Isolate (disambiguation){{!Isolate
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called stromemycin have been found in marine ''Emericella''. Stromemycin is a C-glycosidic depside
matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor
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.
Species
''
Emericella acristata''
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'' Emericella appendiculata''
'' Emericella astellata''
'' Emericella bicolor''
'' Emericella cleistominuta''
'' Emericella corrugata''
'' Emericella dentata''
'' Emericella desertorum''
'' Emericella discophora''
'' Emericella echinulata''
'' Emericella falconensis''
'' Emericella filifera''
'' Emericella foeniculicola''
'' Emericella foveolata''
'' Emericella indica''
'' Emericella miyajii''
'' Emericella montenegroi''
'' Emericella navahoensis''
'' Emericella olivicola''
'' Emericella omanensis''
'' Emericella pluriseminata''
'' Emericella purpurea''
'' Emericella qinqixianii''
'' Emericella similis''
'' Emericella spectabilis''
'' Emericella stella-maris''
'' Emericella striata''
'' Emericella sublata''
'' Emericella undulata''
'' Emericella venezuelensis''
'' Emericella violacea''
References
Trichocomaceae
Eurotiomycetes genera
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