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Arcopilus aureus
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About
Arcopilus aureus is a plant and soil fungus in the genus Arcopilus. It was first identified by A. H. Chivers in 1912, who named it Chaetomium aureum. It was later transferred to the genus Arcopilus by Wang and colleagues. The fungus has recently been recognized to have industrial use for the production of the metabolites resveratrol. and sclerotiorin Additionally, A. aureus has high lead tolerance and clearance, suggesting a potential role in environmental biotechnology.
- Family
- Chaetomiaceae
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- Name
- Arcopilus aureus
- Slug
- arcopilus-aureus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Chaetomiaceae
- Genus
- Arcopilus
- Species
- aureus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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