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Trichosporon is a genus of anamorphic fungi in the family Trichosporonaceae. All species of Trichosporon are yeasts with no known teleomorphs (sexual states). Most are typically isolated from soil, but several species occur as a natural part of the skin microbiota of humans and other animals.
Trichosporon asahii is a non-Candida yeast that has been reported to cause infections in immunocompromised patients. [2] T. asahii is the most prominent human pathogen in its genus, causing more than half of all Trichosporon infections.
Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans (synonym Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans) is a yeast species purportedly useful in the detoxification of various mycotoxins. It was first isolated from the hindgut of the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis. It has been shown to detoxify mycotoxins such as ochratoxin A and zearalenone.
Species are only known from their yeast states, most of which were formerly referred to the genus Trichosporon. Twenty species have been described worldwide. [ 1 ] Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans is an occasional human pathogen.
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Cutaneotrichosporon is a genus of fungus in the family Trichosporonaceae.Species within the genus include: [1] Cutaneotrichosporon aggtelekiense (A.Nováková ...
Trichosporon asteroides grows in a range of media including in the presence of the antifungal agent, cycloheximide. [4] Colonies of T. asteroides grown on Sabouraud agar appear white with a brain-like texture, reaching a diameter of 10 mm after 10 days growth at 25 °C (77 °F).