Desmodesmus
Desmodesmus | |
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Desmodesmus armatus | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Class: | Chlorophyceae |
Order: | Sphaeropleales |
Family: | Scenedesmaceae |
Genus: | Desmodesmus (Chodat) S.S.An, T.Friedl & E.Hegewald |
Species | |
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Desmodesmus is a genus of green algae in the family Scenedesmaceae.[1] It is the only chlorophyll-containing organism known to have caused human infections in immunocompetent individuals. All known cases involved open injuries occurring in fresh water.[2]
References
- ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Desmodesmus. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1401816
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