Phaeohyphomycosis
Encyclopedia
Phaeohyphomycosis is a heterogeneous group of mycotic infections caused by dematiaceous
fungi whose morphologic characteristics in tissue include hyphae, yeast-like cells, or a combination of these.
It can be associated with Alternaria
.
It can also be associated with Exophiala jeanselmei
.
Dematiaceous
Dematiaceous is a term to denote dark-colored. It is generally used to refer to a group of fungi, the Dematiaceous molds, that produce melanin in their cell walls. The melanin is responsible for the characteristic brown color of the fungal colonies when grown on agar.Dematiaceous fungi show...
fungi whose morphologic characteristics in tissue include hyphae, yeast-like cells, or a combination of these.
It can be associated with Alternaria
Alternaria
Alternaria is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Alternaria species are known as major plant pathogens. They are also common allergens in humans, growing indoors and causing hay fever or hypersensitivity reactions that sometimes lead to asthma...
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It can also be associated with Exophiala jeanselmei
Exophiala jeanselmei
Exophiala jeanselmei is an ascomycete fungus species that causes eumycetoma....
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