Sterile fungi

Short description: Form group of fungi that do not produce any spores

The sterile fungi, or mycelia sterilia, are a group of fungi that do not produce any known spores, either sexual or asexual. This is considered a form group, not a taxonomic division, and is used as a matter of convenience only, as various isolates within such morphotypes could include distantly related taxa or different morphotypes of the same species,[1] leading to incorrect identifications. Because these fungi do not produce spores, it is impossible to use traditional methods of morphological comparison to classify them.[2] However, molecular techniques can be applied to determine their evolutionary history, with ITS testing being the preferred method.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naik, Shankar (November 2009). "Taxonomic placement for mycelia sterilia in endophytic fungal research: A molecular approach". Current Science (Indian Academy of Sciences) 97 (9): 1276–1277. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235928785.
2. ↑ Gherbawy, Youssuf; Voigt, Kerstin (2010-03-03) (in en). Molecular Identification of Fungi. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 284. ISBN 978-3-642-05042-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=t1iEGCciqckC.

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