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Cladophialophora

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Cladophialophora
Cladophialophora carrionii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Cladophialophora
Borelli (1980)
Type species
Cladophialophora ajelloi
Borelli (1980)

Cladophialophora is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It has 35 species.[1] The genus contains black yeast-like fungi, some of which are species of important medical significance. Cladophialophora bantiana causes the rare brain disease cerebral phaeohyphomycosis.[2] Cladophialophora carrionii is a common cause of chromoblastomycosis in semi-arid climates.[3] Some of the species are endophytes–associating with plants. For example, Cladophialophora yegresii is a cactus endophyte, which is sometimes introduced into humans via cactus spines.[4]

Taxonomy

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The genus was proposed in 1980 by Italian-born Venezuelan microbiologist and mycologist Dante Borelli. The type species was assigned to Cladophialophora ajelloi, which was isolated from a Ugandan case of chromomycosis.[5]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ Levin, T.P.; Baty, D. E.; Fekete, T.; Truant, A.L.; Suh, B. (2004). "Cladophialophora bantiana brain abscess in a solid-organ transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42 (9): 4374–4378. doi:10.1128/JCM.42.9.4374-4378.2004. PMC 516289.
  3. ^ de Hoog, G.S.; Nishikaku, A.S.; Fernandez-Zeppenfeldt, G.; Padín-González, C.; Burger, E.; Badali, H.; Richard-Yegres, N.; van den Ende, A.H.G. Gerrits (2007). "Molecular analysis and pathogenicity of the Cladophialophora carrionii complex, with the description of a novel species". Studies in Mycology. 58: 219–234. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.58.08. PMC 2104744.
  4. ^ Badali, H.; Gueidan, C.; Najafzadeh, M.J.; Bonifaz, A.; van den Ende, A.H.G. Gerrits; de Hoog, G.S. (2008). "Biodiversity of the genus Cladophialophora". Studies in Mycology. 61: 175–191. doi:10.3114/sim.2008.61.18. PMC 2610306.
  5. ^ Borelli, D. (1980). Causal agents of chromoblastomycosis (chromomycetes). Proceedings of the fifth International Conference on the Mycoses. Superficial, cutaneous and subcutaneous infections. Caracas, Venezuela, 27-30 April 1980. pp. 334–335.