Toxic mold in tangerine???
Orange Tucson Arizona
Is there a way to identify this mold from pictures? Thanks. Pat
Black mold/fungus inside tangerine
Posted
by: Pat Herringer
(1 point)
Posted: November 25, 2016
Answers
Hi Pat,
There are 2 good ways to identify fungi. One is through microscopy, the other through DNA.
The first one consist in place a piece of the fungus you want to ID in a microscopy slide and observe the morphological characters.
The other way is more complex and require a lab to extract DNA, amplify certain gene, send your sample for sequencing and then compare against an online database (GenBank).
So, in your case, I would say that a simple microscopy would answer your question.
Best,
There are 2 good ways to identify fungi. One is through microscopy, the other through DNA.
The first one consist in place a piece of the fungus you want to ID in a microscopy slide and observe the morphological characters.
The other way is more complex and require a lab to extract DNA, amplify certain gene, send your sample for sequencing and then compare against an online database (GenBank).
So, in your case, I would say that a simple microscopy would answer your question.
Best,
Posted
by: João
(2 points)
Posted: November 25, 2016
Hello João. Thank you for the quick reply. Looks like I'll have to find a local lab.
Regards,
Pat
Regards,
Pat
Posted
by: Pat Herringer
(1 point)
Posted: November 26, 2016
Some local county agricultural commissioners office have entomologist on staff that tests and identifies samples or will direct you to a list of local labs.
Posted
by: dan Castro
(1 point)
Posted: November 27, 2016
Pat Herringer commented,
Thanks for the source, Dan. I'll check with the county tomorrow morning. almost 8 years ago.
Thanks for the source, Dan. I'll check with the county tomorrow morning. almost 8 years ago.
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