Английская Википедия:Gymnascella dankaliensis
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Taxobox Gymnascella dankaliensis is a moderate to slow growing fungus commonly found in the soil of warmer climates.[1][2] It is characterized by round yellow, orange or red-brown ascospores encircled by undifferentiated filaments.[1] They have been found in ear, nail and skin infections.[2] Their metabolites have been isolated and shown to have cytotoxic and anti-tumor properties .[3][4]
Morphology
Colonies vary greatly in colour, texture and growth rate. Colonies first appear white, then turn a pale yellow or olive and as they mature become yellow-brown to orange brown.[5] The texture can be either cottony, fine, knotted or wispy.[2] Growth rate of colonies varies from moderately slow to rapid.[2][5]
Gymnascella dankaliensis has irregular, indistinct filaments.
Ecology
Gymnascella dankaliensis has been reported in the soil of climates and the marine sponge Halichondria japonica.[2][6]
Metabolites
Since the late 1990s, multiple cytotoxic compounds have been isolated from Gymnascella dankaliensis such as:
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