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Fonsecaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Eurotiomycetes
Family:
Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus:
Fonsecaea
Type species
Fonsecaea pedrosoi
(Brumpt) Negroni (1936)
Species

F. cladosporium
F. monophora
F. pedrosoi

Fonsecaea is a genus of fungus in the Herpotrichiellaceae family. The type species, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, is associated with the disease chromoblastomycosis.[1]

References

  1. ^ de Andrade TS, Cury AE, de Castro LG, Hirata MH, Hirata RD (2007). "Rapid identification of Fonsecaea by duplex polymerase chain reaction in isolates from patients with chromoblastomycosis". Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 57 (3): 267–72. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.08.024. PMID 17338941. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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