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Exophiala                Print PDF

Natural Habitat
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Saprobe of plants
  • Decaying Wood

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment
  • Unknown

Water Activity
  • Unknown

Mode of Dissemination
  • Water Splash

Allergenic Potential
  • Unknown

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen
  • Mycetomas
  • Endocardititis
  • Subcutaneous lesions
  • Subcutaneous cysts
  • Phaeohyphomycosis

Industrial Uses
  • Potential Antibiotic

Potential Toxins Produced
  • Exophilin A

Other Comments
  • Known as one of the black yeasts

References
  • Doshida J, Hasegawa H, Onuki H, Shimidzu N. 1996. Exophilin A, a new antibiotic from a marine microorganism Exophiala pisciphila. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 49(11):1105-1109




















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