Table 3.
Species identification of the black yeast-like fungi (n = 313).
| Order | Genus | Species | Isolates (n) | Positive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaetothyriales (n = 177) | Exophiala (n = 77) | Exophiala lecanii-corni | 18 | 5.94% |
| Exophiala alcalophila | 13 | 4.15% | ||
| Exophiala oligosperma | 10 | 3.19% | ||
| Exophiala cancerae | 9 | 2.88% | ||
| Exophiala equina | 9 | 2.88% | ||
| Exophiala sp. (11% to E. equina) | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Exophiala dermatitidis | 5 | 1.60% | ||
| Exophiala mesophila | 3 | 0.96% | ||
| Exophiala sp. (5% to E. nishimurae) | 3 | 0.93% | ||
| Exophiala sp. | 2 | 0.64% | ||
| Exophiala xenobiotica | 2 | 0.64% | ||
| Exophiala sp. (10% to E. aquamarina) | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Exophiala sp. (5% to E. jeanselmei) | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Knufia (n = 37) | Knufia epidermidis | 37 | 11.82% | |
| Phialophora (n = 44) | Phialophora oxyspora | 25 | 7.99% | |
| Phialophora europaea | 18 | 5.75% | ||
| Phialophora verrucosa | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Cyphellophora (n = 7) | Cyphellophora fusarioides (1% difference) | 5 | 1.60% | |
| Cyphellophora sp. (4% to C. pluriseptata) | 2 | 0.64% | ||
| Rhinocladiella (n = 7) | Rhinocladiella similis | 7 | 2.24% | |
| Cladophialophora (n = 4) | Cladophialophora boppii (0.8% difference) | 2 | 0.64% | |
| Cladophialophora sp. (2% to C. boppii) | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Cladophialophora immunda | 1 | 0.32% | ||
| Veronaea (n = 1) | Veronaea japonica (6% difference) | 1 | 0.32% | |
| Venturiales (n = 38) | Ochroconis (n = 38) | Ochroconis musae | 32 | 10.22% |
| Ochroconis humicola (0.2% difference) | 6 | 1.92% | ||
| Capnodiales (n = 37) | Cladosporium (n = 37) | Cladosporium halotolerans | 21 | 6.93% |
| Cladosporium irritans (0.7% difference) | 13 | 4.15% | ||
| Cladosporium oxysporum/tenuissimum | 3 | 0.96% | ||
| Dothideales (n = 7) | Hortaea (n = 7) | Hortaea werneckii | 5 | 1.60% |
| Hortaea sp. (8% to H. werneckii) | 2 | 0.64% | ||
| unclassified (n = 54) | unclassified (n = 54) | unknown | 54 | 17.25% |
| Total | 10 | 27 | 313 | 100% |