Fungal species have undergone and continue to undergo significant nomenclatural change,
primarily due to the abandonment of dual species nomenclature in 2013 and the …

The landscape of clinical mycology is constantly changing. New therapies for malignant and
autoimmune diseases have led to new risk factors for unusual mycoses. Invasive …

This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil
fungi. ie dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi …

The genus Pseudopithomyces was introduced by Ariyawansa et al.(2015) to accommodate
several species which had previously been classified in the genus Pithomyces, notably …

Numerous fungal species of medical importance have been recently subjected to and will
likely continue to undergo nomenclatural changes as a result of the application of molecular …

Background Infections caused by fungi can be important causes of morbidity and mortality in
certain patient populations, including those who are highly immunocompromised or critically …

Fungal infections are still underappreciated and their prevalence is underestimated, which
renders them a serious public health problem. Realistic discussions about their distribution …

Candida auris is a recently emerged multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen causing severe
illness in hospitalized patients. C. auris is most closely related to a few environmental or …

Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by Blastomyces spp, a thermally
dimorphic fungi that grows as mold in the environment. B dermatitidis is the most common …

Histoplasmosis is a serious infectious disease in humans caused by Histoplasma
spp.(Onygenales), whose natural reservoirs are thought to be soil enriched with bird and bat …