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Mitosporic Fungi

Medical Definition: A large and heterogenous group of fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state. Many of the pathogenic fungi in humans belong to this group.
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = MYCOSES or specific mycosis (IM)
Also Called: Hyphomycetes
Previously Indexed: Fungi (1966-1972)
Mitosporic Fungi Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Acremonium - A mitosporic fungal genus with many reported ascomycetous teleomorphs. Cephalosporin antibiotics are derived from this genus.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Alternaria - A mitosporic Loculoascomycetes fungal genus including several plant pathogens and at least one species which produces a highly phytotoxic antibiotic. Its teleomorph is Lewia.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Aspergillus - A genus of mitosporic fungi containing about 100 species and eleven different teleomorphs in the family Trichocomaceae.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Blastomyces - A genus of onygenacetous mitosporic fungi whose perfect state is Ajellomyces (see ONYGENALES). The species Blastomyces dermatitidis (perfect state Ajellomyces dermatitidis) causes blastomycosis.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Botrytis - A mitosporic Leotiales fungal genus of plant pathogens. It has teleomorphs in the genus Botryotina.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Candida - A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; vulvovaginal candidiasis (CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL), and thrush (see CANDIDIASIS, ORAL). (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Chrysosporium - A mitosporic Onygenaceae fungal genus which causes adiaspiromycosis, a pulmonary mycosis of man and rodents. One of its teleomorphs is Ajellomyces.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cladosporium - A mitosporic Loculoascomycetes fungal genus including some economically important plant parasites. Teleomorphs include Mycosphaerella and Venturia.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Coccidioides - A mitosporic fungal genus which causes COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Colletotrichum - A genus of mitosporic Phyllachoraceae fungi which contains at least 40 species of plant parasites. They have teleomorphs in the genus Glomerella (see PHYLLACHORALES).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cryptococcus - A mitosporic Tremellales fungal genus whose species usually have a capsule and do not form pseudomycellium. Teleomorphs include Filobasidiella and Fidobasidium.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Epidermophyton - A fungal genus which grows in the epidermis and is the cause of TINEA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Exophiala - A normally saprophytic mitosporic Chaetothyriales fungal genus. Infections in humans include phaeohyphomycosis, peritonitis, and chromoblastomycosis. Exophiala jeanselmei (previously Phialophora jeanselmei) is an etiological agent of maduromycosis.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Fusarium - A mitosporic Hypocreales fungal genus, various species of which are important parasitic pathogens of plants and a variety of vertebrates. Teleomorphs include GIBBERELLA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Geotrichum - A mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungal genus, various species of which have been isolated from pulmonary lesions. Teleomorphs include Dipodascus and Galactomyces.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Gliocladium - A mitosporic fungal genus occurring in soil or decaying plant matter. It is structurally similar to Penicillium.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Helminthosporium - A mitosporic fungal genus including both saprophytes and plant parasites.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Histoplasma - A mitosporic Onygenales fungal genus causing HISTOPLASMOSIS in humans and animals. Its single species is Histoplasma capsulatum which has two varieties: H. capsulatum var. capsulatum and H. capsulatum var. duboisii. Its teleomorph is AJELLOMYCES capsulatus.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Madurella - A mitosporic fungal genus that causes MADUROMYCOSIS (mycetoma) in humans. Madurella grisea and M. mycetomatis are the etiological agents.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Malassezia - A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA (pityriasis) VERSICOLOR.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Microsporum - A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the skin and hair. The species Microsporum canis produces TINEA CAPITIS and tinea corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic cats and dogs. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th edition, p305)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Paecilomyces - A mitosporic fungal genus occasionally causing human diseases such as pulmonary infections, mycotic keratitis, endocarditis, and opportunistic infections. Its teleomorph is Byssochlamys.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Paracoccidioides - A mitosporic fungal genus. P. brasiliensis (previously Blastomyces brasiliensis) is the etiologic agent of PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Penicillium - A mitosporic Trichocomaceae fungal genus that develops fruiting organs resembling a broom. When identified, teleomorphs include Eupenicillium and TALAROMYCES. Several species (but especially PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM) are sources of the antibiotic penicillin.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Phialophora - A mitosporic fungal genus. Phialophora verrucosa is a cause of chromomycosis (CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS). Ophiobolus is the teleomorph of Phialophora.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Rhizoctonia - A mitosporic Ceratobasidiaceae fungal genus that is an important plant pathogen affecting potatoes and other plants. There are numerous teleomorphs.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Rhodotorula - A red yeast-like mitosporic fungal genus generally regarded as nonpathogenic. It is cultured from numerous sources in human patients.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Scedosporium - A mitosporic fungal genus previously called Monosporium. Teleomorphs include PSEUDALLESCHERIA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sporothrix - A mitosporic Ophiostomataceae fungal genus, whose species Sporothrix schenckii is a well-known animal pathogen. The conidia of this soil fungus may be inhaled causing a primary lung infection, or may infect independently via skin punctures.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Stachybotrys - A mitosporic fungal genus including one species which forms a toxin in moldy hay that may cause a serious illness in horses.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Trichoderma - A mitosporic fungal genus frequently found in soil and on wood. It is sometimes used for controlling pathogenic fungi. Its teleomorph is HYPOCREA.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Trichophyton - A mitosporic fungal genus and an anamorphic form of Arthroderma. Various species attack the skin, nails, and hair.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Trichosporon - A mitosporic fungal genus causing opportunistic infections, endocarditis, fungemia, and white PIEDRA (T. beigelii).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Verticillium - A mitosporic fungal genus commonly isolated from soil. Some species are the cause of wilt diseases in many different plants.

Mitosporic Fungi Medical Definitions and Terms

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