Talk:Curvularia geniculata

A couple of notes for organization. I would remove the area for taxonomy as that is already incorporated into your main pain under synonyms. I would remove the distinction section due to two reasons. ‘A’ it is not visually appealing if you want to only have a single point. ‘B’ you mention that Curvularia geniculata is also found in food which would nullify it as a point of distinction. This information would better be suited under morphology. As a quick note on physiology, I would perhaps expand the section to include more of its physiological elements. If not, it may be better to include it under growth and then separate growth and morphology. For “Habitat and Good” I would specify what foods specifically and list the countries in full or pick the most prominent ones. Avoid including the phrase “etc” when listing such elements. I would also rename “Industrial uses” to “Biotechnology Applications”.

For other resources I would suggest Pascoe's Principles and Practice of Equine Dermatology published by Elsevier Health Sciences (2009). It has a great section on page 178 regarding mycetoma profiles and diagnosis for this fungus.

--DanyalUni (talk) 23:07, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello,

For starters, I think your article covers a great breadth of information! The “Pathogenicity” section in particular is very organised and detailed. I like how you divided this section up into separate hosts of infection to see the targeted effects of Curvularia geniculata in each one. It made it easier to clearly compare and contrast the features associated with each category.

I also appreciated that you linked several key words to their corresponding Wikipedia articles because it helped the flow of your article and would potentially assist someone who doesn’t have extensive knowledge related to the subject matter to follow your article. I would suggest that in addition to linking the Wikipedia article for “Conidia”, perhaps it would be a good idea to also link the page for “Ascomata”.

The subheadings were sequentially well organised, so I don’t think it’s necessary for you to shuffle the order around. But, I do feel that the “Distinction” subheading is unnecessary as you only bring up one point under it, which could easily be mentioned under “Growth and morphology” instead. I found the “Industrial uses” subheading to be very interesting and unique, as most articles related to fungi don’t include this and it showed that fungi have implications on a large scale and not only on an individual basis.

I don’t think a lead was required for the referenced outline assignment. However, don’t forget to include one for the final published page! Make sure you include a defining statement about C. geniculata, such as “Curvularia geniculata is an anamorphic fungus in the division Ascomycota…” along with a few lines that cover the key points you bring up later on regarding your fungus, especially related to pathogenicity as that seems to be the bulk of your article.

I think it would be interesting to expand on some of the reported human infection cases. I found this article called “A case of Mycotic Keratitis Caused by Curvularia geniculata” (Nityananda 1964), which could supplement your description of keratitis. Additionally, I found an article called “Interaction of culture age and temperature on germination and growth of Curvularia geniculata and on virulence” (Hodges 1972) which greatly expands on the physiological conditions that support the growth of the fungus, and can perhaps be used to enhance your “Physiology” subsection. You have cited a good amount of reliable references, including books and journal articles, which increases the strength of the information you have provided.

Overall, I think you have set up a good foundation for your article. I hope my comments were helpful and good luck on the final assignment! SaniyaSayed4 (talk) 14:46, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Chenyang's Peer Review
Overall the contents are exhaustive, it covered lots of aspects of Curvularia geniculata. I really like your introduction of the Pathogenicity of this fungus. You separted the concepts inside this topic into three sublevel group and then discussed them deeply for each case, which let audience to understand the content smoothly and easily.For the growth and morphology part, it may be good if you could elaborate the reproduction process and stage(like the germination) more detailed. Also you may can briefly introduce the ecology role of this fungus under the habitat and ecology part to enrich your content.

The content's position is neutral and there is no bias within the article. You had 12 references and almost equally used them to support the concept. It's great.Images could be found in Wikipidia Common, an image could help your description and enhance the the understanding of audience to your topic. I attach the link of wiki common of the pictures related to Curvularia geniculata below.

Overall speaking, your outline really did very well to introduce Curvularia geniculata to the readers. The structure is very clear and well-organized. You emphasized the Pathogenicity of this fungi and also describe other features included taxonomy, growth, morphology, physiology,ecology, habitat and industrial use. Therefore, through this article, readers can quickly learn about this fungus and get the information they need. It would be better, if you could add more references to enrich the content of the article.

Here are some additional references that may be helpful ·This is the link for the images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Curvularia_geniculata

·This article talked about the conidium morphology of C.geniculata and other specices belongs to the genus of Curvularia.

Hosokawa, M., Tanaka, C. & Tsuda, M. Mycoscience (2003) 44: 227. Conidium morphology of Curvularia geniculata and allied species, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-003-0103-6

· This article provided some information about the germination and growth of C.geniculata

Clinton F. Hodges, Interaction of culture age and temperature on germination and growth of Curvularia geniculata and on virulence, Canadian Journal of Botany, 1972, 50(11): 2093-2096, https://doi.org/10.1139/b72-271

--JacquelineYY22 (talk) 03:22, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

Suggestions
Good content overall. It would be a good idea to include the telemorph names as well as synonyms. Medmyco (talk) 15:39, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Cochliobolus geniculatus R.R. Nelson (1964)
 * Pseudocochliobolus geniculatus (R.R. Nelson) Tsuda, Ueyama & Nishih. (1978)