Madurella
Encyclopedia
Madurella is a genus of fungus of the Hyphomycetes
class.
According to MeSH
, it is responsible for maduromycosis
.
It has also been classified with the Mitosporic Ascomycota
.
It includes:
Hyphomycetes
Hyphomycetes is an obsolete class of fungi in the equally obsolete phylum Deuteromycota that lack fruiting bodies. Most hyphomycetes have now been assigned to the Ascomycota, mainly as a result of DNA sequencing, but many remain unassigned...
class.
According to MeSH
Medical Subject Headings
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, it is responsible for maduromycosis
Eumycetoma
Eumycetoma is a chronic, specific, granulomatous, fungal disease. It mainly affects the foot; and Mycetoma pedis is also known as Madura foot. This infection is endemic in Africa, India, and Central and South America.-Causes and presentation:...
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It has also been classified with the Mitosporic Ascomycota
Mitosporic Ascomycota
The Mitosporic Ascomycota are a heterogeneous group of ascomycotic fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state; many of the pathogenic fungi in humans belong to this...
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It includes:
- Madurella griseaMadurella griseaMadurella grisea is a species of Madurella....
- Madurella mycetomatisMadurella mycetomatisMadurella mycetomatis is a species of Madurella....
External links
- http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Hyphomycetes_(hyaline)/Madurella/