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Coniosporium epidermidis sp. nov., a new species from human skin
Coniosporium epidermidis sp. nov. is described from a superficial
skin lesion with blackish discolouration in an 80-yr-old Chinese patient. The
species produces dark, thick-walled, inflated, reluctantly liberating
arthroconidia without longitudinal septa. Sequences of the ribosomal operon,
as well as of the translation elongation factor 1-α support its novelty.
The species is found in a lineage basal to the order Chaetothyriales,
amidst relatives from rock, but also species repeatedly isolated from human
skin and nails and eventually causing mild cutaneous infections.
Coniosporium epidermidis is consistently found on humans, either
asymptomatic or symptomatic. The species indicates a change of life style
towards human pathogenicity, which is a recurrent type of ecology in derived
Chaetothyriales. Superficial and cutaneous infection by melanized
fungi is a new category in dermatology
Diagnostic delay in hidradenitis suppurativa is a global problem
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