Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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– 8 November 1874) was a Swiss
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
and military officer. He was the brother of naturalist
taxonomic
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
research, Otth described ''
Pucciniastrum
''Pucciniastrum'' is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. ''Pucciniastrum'' species, like all rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
The genus name of ''Pucciniastrum'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and bota ...
'', a genus of
rust fungi
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales).
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are currently a ...
within the family
Pucciniastraceae
The Pucciniastraceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contains 11 genera and 158 species.
Genera
*'' Allodus''
*''Calyptospora''
*'' Hyalopsora''
*'' Melampsorella''
*'' Melampsoridium''
*'' Milesia''
*'' Milesina' ...
. He was the binomial author of a number of species within the genus ''
Peronospora
''Peronospora'' is a genus of oomycetes that are obligate plant pathogens of many eudicots. Most species in this group produce a downy mildew disease, which can cause severe damage to many different cultivated crops, as well as wild and ornamenta ...
Fuckel
Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel (3 February 1821 – 8 May 1876) was a German botanist who worked largely on fungi.
He worked as an apothecary from 1836 to 1852, afterwards deriving income from a vineyard he owned in Oestrich im Rheingau. ...
) was named in his honour in 1870.
Associated publications
* "Ueber die Brand- und Rostpilze: vorgetragen den 23. Februar und 9. März 1861", (1861).
* "Gustav Otth ein bernischer Pilzforscher, 1806-1874", (1908, with E. Fischer).Google Search (publications)