Aciculosporium

Aciculosporium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Aciculosporium; I.Miyake (1908)
Type species
	Aciculosporium take; I.Miyake (1908)

Aciculosporium is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.[1] Species of this genus cause witches" broom of bamboo in East Asia. Aciculosporium take grows intercellularly in witches' broom shoots, including shoot apical meristems.[2] The stroma are produced around the apex of the host shoots.

References

Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
Eiji Tanaka. Specific in situ visualization of the pathogenic endophytic fungus Aciculosporium take, the cause of witches’ broom in bamboo Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 July; 75(14): 4829–4834

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[Lumbsch2007-1] Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.

[2] Eiji Tanaka. Specific in situ visualization of the pathogenic endophytic fungus Aciculosporium take, the cause of witches’ broom in bamboo Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 July; 75(14): 4829–4834