Abstract
Dematiaceous (melanized or phaeoid) fungi are common in the environment. However, clinical diseases caused by them are uncommon. Despite their rarity, they are being increasingly recognized as causal agents of disease in man and animal. There is growing awareness among medical fraternity about the clinical significance of these melanized fungi in medical practice. In this article, we have reviewed some clinically significant publications reporting some emerging phaeoid genera up to 2017. The genera reviewed are Alternaria, Aureobasidium, Bipolaris, Exserohilum, Curvularia, Ochroconis, Exophiala, Phialophora, Chaetomium, Neoscytalidium, Leptosphaeria, Microascus, Lecythophora, Phaeoacremonium, Scedosporium, Veronaea, Fonsecaea, Wallemia sebi, Verruconis, etc. In addition, laboratory diagnosis and future areas of research have also been dealt along with conclusion.
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Singh, S.M., Gumasta, R. (2019). Some Clinically Significant Genera of Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes: An Update. In: Singh, K., Srivastava, N. (eds) Recent Trends in Human and Animal Mycology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9435-5_5
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