Cladophialophora carrionii

Cladophialophora carrionii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Cladophialophora
Species:
C. carrionii
Binomial name
Cladophialophora carrionii
(Trejos) de Hoog, Kwon-Chung & McGinnis (1995)
Synonyms
  • Cladosporium carrionii Trejos (1954)
  • Cladophialophora ajelloi Borelli (1980)

Cladophialophora carrionii is a melanized fungus in the genus Cladophialophora that is associated with decaying plant material like cacti and wood. It is one of the most frequent species of Cladophialophora implicated in human disease.[1] Cladophialophora carrionii is a causative agent of chromoblastomycosis, a subcutaneous infection that occurs in sub-tropical areas such as Madagascar, Australia and northwestern Venezuela.[2] Transmission occurs through traumatic implantation of plant material colonized by C. carrionii, mainly infecting rural workers.[2] When C. carrionii infects its host, it transforms from a mycelial state to a muriform state to better tolerate the extreme conditions in the host's body.[3]

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