Phialophora cyanescens sp.nov. with Phaeosclera -like synanamorph, causing white-grain mycetoma in man

The human-pathogenic fungus, Phialophora cyanescens sp. nov. is characterized by the abundant production of chlamydospore-like cell aggregates resembling the form-genus Phaeosclera Sigler et al., and by elongate phialides with ellipsoidal conidia. A brown pigment and a blue, acid-labile pigment may...

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Published in:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 1984-01, Vol.50 (2), p.149-153
Main Authors: de Vries, GA, de Hoog, GS, de Bruyn, HP
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The human-pathogenic fungus, Phialophora cyanescens sp. nov. is characterized by the abundant production of chlamydospore-like cell aggregates resembling the form-genus Phaeosclera Sigler et al., and by elongate phialides with ellipsoidal conidia. A brown pigment and a blue, acid-labile pigment may be present.
ISSN:0003-6072