Claviceps purpurea

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:authority gptkb:(Fr.)_Tul.
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Ergotism
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sordariomycetes
gptkbp:color Purple-black sclerotia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Ergot_fungus
gptkbp:describedYear 1816
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Augustin_Pyramus_de_Candolle
gptkbp:distributedBy Worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance Agricultural losses
gptkbp:family gptkb:Clavicipitaceae
gptkbp:genomeSize ~32 Mb
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Claviceps
gptkbp:habitat Temperate regions
gptkbp:hasEffectOnHumans Toxicity via contaminated grains
gptkbp:hasEffectOnLivestock Toxicity via contaminated feed
gptkbp:hasOptimalGrowthTemperature 20–25°C
gptkbp:hasOptimalpH 5.5–6.5
gptkbp:hasPathogenicity Plant pathogen
gptkbp:hasSporeColor gptkb:Hyaline
gptkbp:hasSporeShape Filiform
gptkbp:hasSporeSize 40–60 × 1–2 μm
gptkbp:hasToxicEffect gptkb:Hallucinations
death
Convulsions
Gangrene
Vasoconstriction
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Linked to outbreaks of ergotism in Middle Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Claviceps purpurea
gptkbp:infects gptkb:Rye
Wheat
Barley
Oats
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:lifeCycle gptkb:Sclerotium
Ascospore stage
Conidial stage
gptkbp:medicalUse Source of ergot alkaloids for pharmaceuticals
gptkbp:morphologicalType gptkb:Sclerotium
gptkbp:order gptkb:Hypocreales
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Ascomycota
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Ergoline
gptkb:Ergot_alkaloids
gptkb:Ergotamine
gptkb:Lysergic_acid
gptkbp:reproduction Ascospores
Conidia
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Claviceps_purpurea
gptkbp:typeStrain CBS 221.30
gptkbp:usedIn Synthesis of LSD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ascomycota
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5