Phialemonium is a genus of fungi in the family Cephalothecaceae of the Ascomycota. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams and Michael McGinnis in 1983. The genus is intermediate between Acremonium and Phialophora.[1] It is classified as a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus. [2]
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| Genus: | Phialemonium W.Gams & McGinnis (1983)
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| Phialemonium obovatum W.Gams & McGinnis (1983)
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Studies
editA study from Oxford Academy considered Phialemonium species to have been isolated from air, soil, industrial water, and sewage and although these species rarely cause human disease, infection is often fatal.[3]
References
edit- ^ Gams W, McGinnis MR. (1983). "Phialemonium, a new anamorph genus intermediate between Phialophora and Acremonium". Mycologia. 75 (6): 977–87. doi:10.2307/3792653. JSTOR 3792653.
- ^ "Phialemonium". Doctor Fungus. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ Proia, Laurie A.; Hayden, Mary K.; Kammeyer, Patricia L.; Ortiz, Joanna; Sutton, Deanna A.; Clark, Thomas; Schroers, Hans-Josef; Summerbell, Richard C. (2004-08-01). "Phialemonium: An Emerging Mold Pathogen That Caused 4 Cases of Hemodialysis-Associated Endovascular Infection". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39 (3): 373–379. doi:10.1086/422320. ISSN 1058-4838. PMID 15307005.
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