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Arthrocladium, an Unexpected Human Opportunist in Trichomeriaceae (Chaetothyriales) Publisher Pubmed



Nascimento MMF1, 2 ; Selbmann L3 ; Sharifynia S2, 4 ; Alhatmi AMS2, 5, 6 ; Voglmayr H7 ; Vicente VA1, 8 ; Deng S9 ; Kargl A10 ; Moussa TAA11, 12 ; Alzahrani HS11 ; Almaghrabi OA11 ; De Hoog GS1, 2, 5, 9, 11
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Source: Fungal Biology Published:2016


Abstract

The family Trichomeriaceae (Chaetothyriales) mainly comprises epiphytic and epilithic organisms. In some species elaborate ascomata are formed, but for the great majority the species no asexual conidium formation is known other than simple fragmentation of the thallus. The present paper re-establishes the genus Arthrocladium with three non-sporulating species. One of these is described for a strain causing a fatal infection in a human patient with a rare genetic immune disorder. © 2015 The British Mycological Society.