EXOPHIALA
\ɛɡzˌɒfɪˈɑːlə], \ɛɡzˌɒfɪˈɑːlə], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˌɒ_f_ɪ__ˈɑː_l_ə]\
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A normally saprophytic mitosporic Chaetothyriales fungal genus. Infections in humans include phaeohyphomycosis, peritonitis, and chromoblastomycosis. Exophiala jeanselmei (previously Phialophora jeanselmei) is an etiological agent of maduromycosis.
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