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== Background == |
== Background == |
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* Genus of filamentous fungi |
* Genus of filamentous fungi |
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* One of the largest genera of fungi, but rarely cause disease in humans |
* One of the largest genera of fungi, but rarely cause disease in humans |
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* Many species |
* Many species have hyaline septate hyphae as anamorphs of species that have known telemorph forms in the genera [[Eupenicillium]], [[Talaromyces]], [[Hamigera]], and [[Trichocoma]] |
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* The most important species clinically, [[Talaromyces marneffei]], is considered to be in the genus [[Talaromyces]] |
* The most important species clinically, [[Talaromyces marneffei]], is considered to be in the genus [[Talaromyces]] |
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* Case reports of human disease with [[Penicillium chrysogenum]], [[Penicillium citrinum]], [[Penicillium commune]], [[Penicillium decombens]], [[Talaromyces picesus]], and [[Talaromyces purpurogenus]] |
* Case reports of human disease with [[Penicillium chrysogenum]], [[Penicillium citrinum]], [[Penicillium commune]], [[Penicillium decombens]], [[Talaromyces picesus]], and [[Talaromyces purpurogenus]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 4 March 2026
Background
- Genus of filamentous fungi
- One of the largest genera of fungi, but rarely cause disease in humans
- Many species have hyaline septate hyphae as anamorphs of species that have known telemorph forms in the genera Eupenicillium, Talaromyces, Hamigera, and Trichocoma
- The most important species clinically, Talaromyces marneffei, is considered to be in the genus Talaromyces
- Case reports of human disease with Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium citrinum, Penicillium commune, Penicillium decombens, Talaromyces picesus, and Talaromyces purpurogenus
Further Reading
- Identification and Antifungal Susceptibility of Penicillium-Like Fungi from Clinical Samples in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Aug;54(8):2155-61. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00960-16. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27280422; PMCID: PMC4963513.
