''Neurospora sitophila'' is a species of fungus also known as red bread fungus or orange bread fungus. It is a mold that spoils various foods and is responsible for
occupational asthma
Occupational asthma is new onset asthma or the recurrence of previously quiescent asthma directly caused by exposure to an agent at workplace. It is an occupational lung disease and a type of work-related asthma. Agents that can induce occupationa ...
in the
wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...
and
cork industry.
Classification
''Chrysonilia sitophila'' is the
anamorphic counterpart of ''Neurospora sitophila'' (
teleomorph
In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota:
*Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body.
*Anamorph: an asex ...
). Its position in the classification is:
:''
Sordariaceae'', ''
Sordariales
The order Sordariales is one of the most diverse taxonomic groups within the Sordariomycetes (subdivision Pezizomycotina, division Ascomycota).
Species in the order Sordariales have a broad range of ecological diversity, containing lignicolous, ...
'', ''
Sordariomycetidae
Sordariomycetidae is a subclass of sac fungi
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest p ...
'', ''
Sordariomycetes'', ''
Ascomycota'', ''
Fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
''.
History
At the time of its discovery, in 1843, this fungus was named "''Penicillium sitophilum''" by Montagne and "''Oïdium aurantiacum''" by
Léveillé, but it is now considered not to belong to either genus ''
Oidium'' nor ''
Penicillium
''Penicillium'' () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production.
Some members of the genus produce pe ...
''.
In 1848,
Anselme Payen
Anselme Payen (; 6 January 1795 – 12 May 1871) was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.
Biography
Payen was born in Paris. He began studying science with his father when he was a 13-yea ...
reported that it resisted temperatures above 100 degrees, a fact which played a role in discussions of
spontaneous generation
Spontaneous generation is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from nonliving matter and that such processes were commonplace and regular. It was hypothesized that certain forms, such as fleas, could arise f ...
.
[Milne Edwards, "Remarques sur la valeur des faits qui sont considérés par quelques naturalistes comme étant propres à prouver l'existence de la génération spontanée des animaux", Payen's intervention, Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, session of January 3, 1859, vol. 48, 1859, pp. 23-36, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k30054/f23.table online.]
References
Bibliography
* Montagne, C. "Quatrième centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles." ''Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique'', 2e sér., vol. 20, 1843, pp. 352–379.
* Payen, A. (rapporteur) "Extrait d'un rapport adressé à M. Le Maréchal Duc de Dalmatie, Ministre de la Guerre, Président du Conseil, sur une altération extraordinaire du pain de munition", ''Annales de Chimie et de Physique'', 3e sér., t. 9, 1843, pp. 5–21.
* Payen, A. "Températures que peuvent supporter les sporules de l'Oïdium aurantiacum sans perdre leur faculté végétative", Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, 27, 1848, pp. 4–5.
* Payen, A., in Milne Edwards, "Remarques sur la valeur des faits qui sont considérés par quelques naturalistes comme étant propres à prouver l'existence de la génération spontanée des animaux", Payen's intervention, Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, session of January 3, 1859, vol. 48, 1859, pp. 23–36
online
* Pasteur, L. 1862. " L'influence de la température sur la fécondité des spores de Mucédinées. ", Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences, t. 52, 1861, p. 16-19.
* Gauthier de Claubry, « Sur quelques points de l'histoire de l'oïdium aurantiacum », dans ''Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences'', t. 73 (1871), pp. 725–726
online
* D.D. Perkins, " The first published scientific study of Neurospora, including a description of photoinduction of carotenoids "
* Tarlo S. M. ; Wai Y. ; Dolovich J. ; Summerbell R., " Occupational asthma induced by Chrysonilia sitophila in the logging industry ", Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 1996, vol. 97, n° 6, pp. 1409–1413.
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Sordariomycetes