title: Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium bantianum in Kerala (India).
abstract: A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium bantianum is reported from India for the first time. It is also the first known case of infection involving the foot caused by this fungus. The cultural characteristics and animal pathogenicity of the isolate are described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D013696:Temperature