Phialemonium curvatum

Phialemonium curvatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Sordariomycetes
Order:
Sordariales
Family:
Cephalothecaceae
Genus:
Phialemonium
Species:
P. curvatum
Binomial name
Phialemonium curvatum
Gams, W & M.R. McGinnis (1983)
Synonyms

Phialemoniopsis curvata (W. Gams & W.B. Cooke) H. Perdomo, D. García, Gené, Cano & Guarro (2013)

Phialemonium curvatum is a pathogenic fungus in the phylum Ascomycota.[1] The genus was created to accommodate taxa intermediate to Acremonium and Phialophora.[2] This genus is characterized by its abundance of adelophialides and few discrete phialides with no signs of collarettes.[2] Specifically, P. curvatum is characterized by its grayish white colonies and its allantoid conidia.[2] Phialemonium curvatum is typically found in a variety of environments including air, soil, industrial water and sewage.[2][3] Furthermore, P. curvatum affects mainly immunocompromised and is rarely seen in immunocompetent people.[2] The species has been known to cause peritonitis,[4][5] endocarditis,[6][7] endovascular infections,[3] osteomyelitis[2] as well as cutaneous infections of wounds and burns.[2]

  1. ^ Mycobank. "Phialemonium curvatum". Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Perdomo, H.; Sutton, D. A.; Garcia, D.; Fothergill, A. W.; Gene, J.; Cano, J.; Summerbell, R. C.; Rinaldi, M. G.; Guarro, J. (26 January 2011). "Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Phialemonium and Lecythophora Isolates from Clinical Samples". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49 (4): 1209–1216. doi:10.1128/JCM.01979-10. PMC 3122869. PMID 21270235.
  3. ^ a b Proia, LA; Hayden, MK; Kammeyer, PL; Ortiz, J; Sutton, DA; Clark, T; Schroers, HJ; Summerbell, RC (Aug 1, 2004). "Phialemonium: an emerging mold pathogen that caused 4 cases of hemodialysis-associated endovascular infection". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39 (3): 373–9. doi:10.1086/422320. PMID 15307005.
  4. ^ King, D; Pasarell, L; Dixon, DM; McGinnis, MR; Merz, WG (July 1993). "A phaeohyphomycotic cyst and peritonitis caused by Phialemonium species and a reevaluation of its taxonomy". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 31 (7): 1804–10. doi:10.1128/JCM.31.7.1804-1810.1993. PMC 265636. PMID 8349757.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference seven was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Osherov, A; Schwammenthal, E; Kuperstein, R; Strahilevitz, J; Feinberg, MS (July 2006). "Phialemonium curvatum prosthetic valve endocarditis with an unusual echocardiographic presentation". Echocardiography. 23 (6): 503–5. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00249.x. PMID 16839390. S2CID 12418775.
  7. ^ Strahilevitz, J; Rahav, G; Schroers, HJ; Summerbell, RC; Amitai, Z; Goldschmied-Reouven, A; Rubinstein, E; Schwammenthal, Y; Feinberg, MS; Siegman-Igra, Y; Bash, E; Polacheck, I; Zelazny, A; Howard, SJ; Cibotaro, P; Shovman, O; Keller, N (Mar 15, 2005). "An outbreak of Phialemonium infective endocarditis linked to intracavernous penile injections for the treatment of impotence". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 40 (6): 781–6. doi:10.1086/428045. PMID 15736008.