<i>Exophiala jeanselmei</i>var.<i>lecanii-corni</i>, an aetiologic agent of human phaeohyphomycosis, with report of a case

Abstract

Characters of morphology and nutritional physiology of Exophiala jeanselmei var. lecanii-corni are described. The taxon was proven to be distinct from the var. jeanselmei and from Exophiala dermatitidis by physiology, which is supported by molecular characters. A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by var. lecanii-corni is reported.