Fungus
exophiala
Subclass of:
Ascomycota (fungus); Mitosporic Fungi
Definitions related to exophiala:
  • A genus of anamorphic fungi in the phylum Ascomycota.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A normally saprophytic mitosporic Chaetothyriales fungal genus. Infections in humans include PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; and PERITONITIS. Exophiala jeanselmei (previously Phialophora jeanselmei) is an etiological agent of MYCETOMA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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