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Descriptor English: Claviceps
Descriptor Spanish: Claviceps
Descriptor Claviceps
Entry term(s) Claviceps purpurea
Sphacelia segetum
hongo cornezuelo
Scope note: Género de hongos ascomicetos, familia Clavicipitaceae, orden Hypocreales, parásito de diversas gramíneas (POACEAE). Las esclerotias contienen varios alcaloides tóxicos. Claviceps purpurea del centeno causa ERGOTISMO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Claviceps
Descriptor French: Claviceps
Entry term(s): Clavicep
Claviceps purpurea
Ergot Fungus
Fungus, Ergot
Sphacelia segetum
Tree number(s): B01.300.107.501.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002967
Scope note: A genus of ascomycetous fungi, family Clavicipitaceae, order Hypocreales, parasitic on various grasses (POACEAE). The sclerotia contain several toxic alkaloids. Claviceps purpurea on rye causes ERGOTISM.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 74; see ASCOMYCETES 1963-73
History Note: 74(63)
DeCS ID: 2993
Unique ID: D002967
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/05/23
Claviceps - Preferred
Concept UI M0004543
Scope note A genus of ascomycetous fungi, family Clavicipitaceae, order Hypocreales, parasitic on various grasses (POACEAE). The sclerotia contain several toxic alkaloids. Claviceps purpurea on rye causes ERGOTISM.
Preferred term Claviceps
Entry term(s) Clavicep
Claviceps purpurea - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000745425
Preferred term Claviceps purpurea
Entry term(s) Ergot Fungus
Fungus, Ergot
Sphacelia segetum



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