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Claviceps - fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses

fungus genus - includes lichen genera

family Hypocreaceae, Hypocreaceae - family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales

Claviceps purpurea, ergot - a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid

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These were Tilletia, Nigrospora, Claviceps, Helicosporium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Rhizopus, and Phoma.

Phytosanitary quality of Brachiaria brizantha 'BRS Piata seeds in function of climate conditions/Qualidade sanitaria de sementes de Brachiaria brizantha 'BRS Piata' em funcao de condicoes climaticas

Durante la recorrida del potrero se detecto una infestacion (no cuantificada) de las gramineas preponderantes con el hongo Claviceps purpurea.

Hallazgos clinico-patologicos compatibles con intoxicacion con ionoforos en bufalas: primer reporte en Argentina

The cause of ET is often ascribed to the ingestion of specific alkaloids (e.g., ergotamine and dihydroergotamine) produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus as result of consumption of grain infested by fungi [2, 3,8].

Drug-Drug Interaction of Ergotamine with a Combination of Darunavir, Abacavir, and Lamivudine Causing a Fatal Vasospastic Ischemia

Ergosterol, also called provitamin D2, is found in fungi such as Saccharomyces and other yeasts, mushrooms, and Claviceps purpurea, which causes the fungal disease ergot, for which ergosterol is named.

Vitamin D for Dogs

Variation in chemical composition of orb webs built by the spider Nephila claviceps (Aranae, Tetragnathidae).

EVALUATION OF WOUND HEALING POTENTIAL OF SPIDER SILK USING MICE MODEL

Progresso e controle da mela-dassementes (Claviceps maximensis) de Brachiaria brizantha.

Germinative potential of encrusted seed of tropical forage species/Potencial germinativo de sementes incrustadas de especies forrageiras tropicais

nidulans [12, 22-24], Fusarium graminearum [25], Fusarium oxysporum [26], Botrythis cinerea [27], Magnaporthe oryzae [28], and Claviceps purpurea [29].

Transcriptome-Based Modeling Reveals that Oxidative Stress Induces Modulation of the AtfA-Dependent Signaling Networks in Aspergillus nidulans

There are other plants such as cannabis, Abrus precatorius, toxalbumin in Ricinus communis, cocaine from Erythroxylum coca, ergot alkaloids from Claviceps purpureaand morning glory lily, poison hemlok, reserpine, and digitalis glycosides in foxglove involved in toxic manifestations in other parts of the country.

Plant poisoning--an observational study in a tristate region emergency department