Oxyporus corticola, commonly known as the boring poria,[1] is a species of fungus. It grows on hardwood and conifer logs.[1] It has also been documented infecting humans[2] and dogs.[3][4]
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Species: | O. corticola
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Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden, (1972)
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Chaetoporus corticola (Fr.) Bondartsev & Singer, (1941) |
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Pores on hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic | |
Edibility is inedible |
References
edit- ^ a b Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.[page needed]
- ^ Laga, Alvaro C.; Crothers, Jessica W.; Cañete-Gibas, Connie F.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Solomon, Isaac H. (April 2022). "Rigidoporus corticola Colonization and Invasive Fungal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients, United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28 (4): 856–859. doi:10.3201/eid2804.211987. PMC 8962884. PMID 35318923.
- ^ Brockus, C.W.; Myers, R.K.; Crandell, J.M.; Sutton, D.A.; Wickes, B.L.; Nakasone, K.K. (December 2009). "Disseminated Oxyporus corticola infection in a German shepherd dog". Medical Mycology. 47 (8): 862–868. doi:10.3109/13693780902962267. PMID 19468930.
- ^ Miller, Sybille A.; Roth-Johnson, Lois; Kania, Stephen A.; Bemis, David A. (January 2012). "Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 24 (1): 178–181. doi:10.1177/1040638711425944. PMID 22362950.