Fonsecaea
Sign in to saveFonsecaea is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassEurotiomycetes
- OrderChaetothyriales
- FamilyHerpotrichiellaceae
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Research
538 papers- Biology and pathogenesis of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the major etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2007
- Fonsecaea pedrosoi produces ferricrocin and can utilize different host iron sources.Fungal biology · 2023
- Chromoblastomycosis.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2014
- Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Fonsecaea nubica: First Report in Northern China and Literature Review.Mycopathologia · 2019
- Chromoblastomycosis.Clinics in dermatology · 2007
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Herpotrichiellaceae
- Image
- Fonsecaea pedrosoi.jpg
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- taxon name
- Fonsecaea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Fonsecaea pedrosoi
- Commons category
- Fonsecaea
- taxon author citation
- Negroni
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fonsecaea is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.
==References==
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