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Exophiala pisciphila

A study of its development

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Exophiala pisciphila is a dematiaceous fungus that belongs to a group of fungi known as the ‘black yeasts’. It was isolated from the skin lesions of a smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis Mitchill, that had been born in the shark exhibit tank of the New York Aquarium. The different stages of development of this fungus were studied by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy to illustrate the morphology and surface structures of conidia and mycelium. The list of marine and fresh water fish, which have been infected by Exophiala spp. and Exophiala-like fungi has been up-dated. Potato Dextrose Agar and Malt Agar proved to be the best growth media, while Corn Meal Agar proved to be the best medium for studying the morphological features of the conidia and mycelial development of E. pisciphila, which exhibited polymorphic conidiogenesis.

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    J. E. Gaskins & P. J. Cheung

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Gaskins, J.E., Cheung, P.J. Exophiala pisciphila. Mycopathologia 93, 173–184 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443521

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