Phialemonium
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
A study from oxford academy considered Phialemonium specied to have been isolated from air, soil, industrial water, and sewage and although these species rarely cause human disease, infection is often fatal.[3]
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References
- 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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