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Ulocladium botrytis is rarely pathogenic to humans but is associated with human allergic responses and is used in allergy tests. [5] [6] Ulocladium botrytis has been implicated in some cases of human fungal nail infection. [5] The fungus was first discovered in 1851 by German mycologist Carl Gottlieb Traugott Preuss. [1]
Nail fungus can be painful and cause permanent damage to nails. It may lead to other serious infections if the immune system is suppressed due to medication, diabetes or other conditions. The risk is most serious for people with diabetes and with immune systems weakened by leukemia or AIDS, or medication after organ transplant.
The fungus is common within soil environments and grows well on keratinized material, such as hair, nails and dead skin. [1] It is recognized as an opportunistic fungal pathogen capable of causing cutaneous mycoses in humans and animals.
Trichophyton rubrum is a dermatophytic fungus in the phylum Ascomycota.It is an exclusively clonal, [2] anthropophilic saprotroph that colonizes the upper layers of dead skin, and is the most common cause of athlete's foot, fungal infection of nail, jock itch, and ringworm worldwide. [3]
Like other members of the genus Aspergillus, the A. ustus group is affiliated with the family Trichocomaceae.A phylogenetic study of Aspergillus section Usti using morphology, secondary metabolite chemistry and gene sequencing (beta-tubulin and calmodulin) revealed 21 distinct species and showed an affiliation of the section with two teleomorph genera, Emericella and Fennellia.
Cordyceps, a fungus, turned people into zombies on The Last of Us, but in real life, it might have potential health benefits.
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. [1] Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and infection.
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