Title: Characteristics and taxonomy of Cladosporium fungi
Abstract: Fungi of the genus Cladosporium are common in many areas of the world, they are cosmopolitan organisms. Their spores can be found in air, soil and water. Also, they are commonly isolated from accommodation and public use areas and from food products. Some species are pathogens of various plants, causing economically important plant diseases and others have only endemic importance. Commonly they occur as saprotrophs. In the cereals fungi can cause black point of cereals, in Cucurbita they can cause scab of cucurbits and in tomato brown spots on the leaves. In humans, they mainly cause allergic reactions which sometimes lead to asthma. They can cause rarely opportunistic infections, this is related mainly to people with compromised immune systems. There are also reports about infections in healthy people by Cladosporium carrionii, which may cause lesions, for example chromoblastomycosis.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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