Cladophialophora
''Cladophialophora'' is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It has 35 species. 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. ''Cladophialophora carrionii'' is a common cause of chromoblastomycosis in semi-arid climates. 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. Taxonomy 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. Species *'' Cladophialophora abundans'' *''Cladophialophora arxii'' *''Cladophialophora australiensis'' *''Cladophialophora bantiana'' *''Cladophialophora boppii'' *''Cladophialophora c ...
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