Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM), also known as chromomycosis, is one of the most prevalent
implantation fungal infections, being the most common of the gamut of mycoses caused by …

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last
decades. This article represents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections …

Fungal infections are still underappreciated and their prevalence is underestimated, which
renders them a serious public health problem. Realistic discussions about their distribution …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) increasingly threaten global food security and public
health. Despite technological breakthroughs, we are losing the battle with (re) emerging …

Sporotrichosis, caused by agents of the fungal genus Sporothrix, occurs worldwide, but the
infectious species are not evenly distributed. Sporothrix propagules usually gain entry into …

Chaetothyriales is an ascomycetous order within Eurotiomycetes. The order is particularly
known through the black yeasts and filamentous relatives that cause opportunistic infections …

Black yeasts comprise a group of Ascomycota of the order Chaetothyriales with highly
variable morphology, a great diversity of ecological niches and lifecycles. Despite the …

Among the melanized fungi, the so-called “black yeasts” and their filamentous relatives are
particularly significant as agents of severe phaeohyphomycosis, chromoblastomycosis, and …