Onygenales
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The Onygenales are an order
of Ascomycetes, within the eurotiomycetes
Ascomycetes.
The Onygenales are important as emerging human pathogen
s because of the rising rates of immunosuppression
due to live-organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune disorders such as Lupus erythematosus
.
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of Ascomycetes, within the eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes
The Eurotiomycetes is a class of ascomycetes within the subphylum Pezizomycotina.Some members of the Eurotiomycetes were previously grouped in the class Plectomycetes.-Nomenclature:...
Ascomycetes.
The Onygenales are important as emerging human pathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
s because of the rising rates of immunosuppression
Immunosuppression
Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an adverse reaction to treatment of other...
due to live-organ transplant, HIV/AIDS, and autoimmune disorders such as Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus
Lupus erythematosus is a category for a collection of diseases with similar underlying problems with immunity . Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs...
.