Veronaea is a genus of ascomycete fungi, classified in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The genus was defined by R. Ciferri and A. Montemartini in 1958.

Veronaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Veronaea
Cif. & Montemartini.
Type species
Veronaea botryosa
Cif. & Montemartini.

Species of Veronaea grow relatively well in culture, producing sparingly branched, brownish conidiophores with geniculate, sympodial conidiogenous cells with flat, unthickened scars, each producing single 1–septate conidia.[1] The cosmopolitan V. botryosa has 2(–4) celled conidia and although found in soil and other organic matter, it frequently causes skin infections in immunocompromized humans.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Arzanlou, M; Groenwald, JZ; Braun, U; Shin, HD; Crous, PW (2007). "Phylogenetic and morphotaxonomic revision of Ramichloridium and allied genera". Studies in Mycology. 58 (57–93): 57–93. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.58.03. PMC 2104745. PMID 18490996.
  2. ^ Hoog, GS de; Guarro, J; Gene, J; Figueras, MJ (2000). Atlas of clinical fungi. Baarn, the Netherlands: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures.

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