Polycytella hominis gen. et sp. nov., a cause of human pale grain mycetoma.
A hyphomycete isolated from a pale-grain eumycetoma in an indian male patient is described as a species of a new form-genus, Polycytella hominis. The fungus is characterized by elongate multiseptate conidia in which only the apical compartment becomes thick-walled and retains viable cytoplasm. The appearance of P. hominis in the host tissues is described and compared with other pale-grain eumycetomas.
Central Public Health Laboratory, London, U.K.
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D000328:Adult; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology*