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Bipolaris brizae (Nisikado) Shoem.
Classification: Deuteromycotina, Hyphomycetes

Distributed mainly south from Kanto, the central part of Japan. Causes leaf blight on Briza plants. Disperses by scattering conidia. Teleomorph unknown.

Characteristics: Plant pathogen

			Morphology:  Teleomorph: Unknown  Anamorph: On olive brown to brown conidiophores,  producing conidia straight or rarely curved, pale brown to brown, subcylindrical, wider at the middle, 33-80 x 10-17 um, with 2-7 pseudosepta.
Conidiophores and conidium	Conidia

Herbarium specimen in NIAES  None

(Described by Tsukiboshi, T., NIAES, Microbial Systemtics Lab., 2003)

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