Tag Gordon Lee Love

Zygomycosis

Introduction A reclassification of the phylum Zygomycota into the phylum Glomeromycota has been proposed based on molecular phylogenetic studies. Acceptance of this reclassification would change the class name, Zygomycetes, to the new class of Glomerulomycetes. Instead of zygomycetes causing zygomycosis,…

Hyalohyphomycoses

Introduction Hyalohyphomycosis is fungal disease caused by a variety of molds that produce hyaline, septate hyphae with narrow hyphae that range from 2 to 6 μm in diameter. These include Aspergillus species, Fusarium species, Scedosporium species, and others. Zygomycete hyphae…