Ulocladium atrum

Ulocladium atrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Subclass: Pleosporomycetidae
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Ulocladium
Species: U. atrum
Binomial name
Ulocladium atrum
(Preuss) Sacc., (1886)
Synonyms

Stemphylium atrum

Ulocladium atrum is a fungal saprophyte.

U. atrum is used to control Botrytis cinerea, a fungal pathogen (gray mold) of grapes and other fruit.

The species has also been found as a cause of keratitis, inflammation of the cornea.

References

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