Cochliobolus cymbopogonis

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| taxon = Cochliobolus cymbopogonis

| authority = J.A. Hall & Sivan., (1972)

| synonyms =

Curvularia cymbopogonis (C.W. Dodge) J.W. Groves & Skolko [as 'cymbopogi'], (1945)

Helminthosporium cymbopogonis C.W. Dodge [as 'cymbopogi'], (1942)

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Cochliobolus cymbopogonis is a fungal plant pathogen. Those fungi that do not need a partner to mate are termed homothallic (self-fertile). C. cymbopogonis is homothallic.Yun SH, Berbee ML, Yoder OC, Turgeon BG. Evolution of the fungal self-fertile reproductive life style from self-sterile ancestors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 May 11;96(10):5592-7. {{PMID|10318929}} PMCID: PMC21905 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5592