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Exophiala MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Exophiala
Tree Number(s)
B01.300.107.366
B01.300.381.355
Unique ID
D005093
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005093
Annotation
infection: in general coordinate with PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS but consider also CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS; infection caused by Exophiala jeanselmei: consider MYCETOMA
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cladosporium werneckii
Exophiala jeanselmei
Hortaea werneckii
Phialophora gougerotii
Phialophora jeanselmei
Pullularia jeanselmei
Wangiella
Registry Numbers
txid5583
txid91943
txid5584
Related Numbers
txid5584
txid91943
Previous Indexing
Deuteromycetes (1966-1985)
Hyphomycetes (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note
91; see HYPHOMYCETES 1986-90
History Note
91(86)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1985/02/12
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Exophiala Preferred
Cladosporium werneckii Narrower
Exophiala jeanselmei Narrower
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