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Abstract
A normally saprophytic mitosporic Chaetothyriales fungal genus. Infections in humans include PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; and PERITONITIS. Exophiala jeanselmei (previously Phialophora jeanselmei) is an etiological agent of MYCETOMA.
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- Wangiella
- Cladosporium werneckii
- Exophiala jeanselmei
- Hortaea werneckii
- Phialophora gougerotii
- Phialophora jeanselmei
- Pullularia jeanselmei
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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infection: in general coordinate with PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS but consider also CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; infection caused by Exophiala jeanselmei: consider MYCETOMA
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- Deuteromycetes (1966-1985)
- Hyphomycetes (1966-1985)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Exophiala. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005093. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005093
- Exophiala. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exophiala
- Exophiala. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5420631