Muscodor vitigenus

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| name = Muscodor vitigenus

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| genus = Muscodor

| species = vitigenus

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Muscodor vitigenus is an endophytic fungus which colonizes Paullinia paullinioides, a liana of the Peruvian Amazon rainforests.{{cite journal|title=Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by Muscodor vitigenus, a novel endophytic fungus|journal=Microbiology|pages=3737–3741|doi=10.1099/00221287-148-11-3737|date=1 November 2002|pmid=12427963|volume=148 | last1 = Daisy | first1 = BH | last2 = Strobel | first2 = GA | last3 = Castillo | first3 = U |issue=11|display-authors=etal |doi-access=free }} It has the unusual property of, under certain circumstances, producing near-pure naphthalene, an insect repellent.{{cite journal|url=http://mic.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-148-11-3737 | doi=10.1099/00221287-148-11-3737 |title=Microbiology Society Journals | Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by Muscodor vitigenus, a novel endophytic fungus |date= November 2002|accessdate=2016-01-30 |pmid=12427963 |volume=148 |journal=Microbiology |pages=3737–41 | last1 = Daisy | first1 = BH | last2 = Strobel | first2 = GA | last3 = Castillo | first3 = U |display-authors=etal |doi-access=free }}