Cochliobolus miyabeanus

Cochliobolus miyabeanus
Symptoms of Cochliobolus miyabeanus on rice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Cochliobolus
Species:
C. miyabeanus
Binomial name
Cochliobolus miyabeanus
(S.Ito & Kurib.) Drechsler ex Dastur

Cochliobolus miyabeanus (teleomorph, formerly known as Helminthosporium oryzae, anamorph Bipolaris oryzae) is a fungus that causes brown spot disease in rice.

It was considered for use by the US as a biological weapon against Japan during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Cochrane, Rexmond (1947). History of the Chemical Warfare Service in World War II (1 July 1940 - 15 August 1945): Biological Warfare Research in the United States (Report). Vol. II. pp. 387–394. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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