''Sagenomella'' is a

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of filamentous

Ascomycota Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...

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that has reported to cause

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in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness in

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s. They are normally considered a non-dermatophytic fungi. Both skeletal and visceral

phaeohyphomycosis Phaeohyphomycosis is a diverse group of fungal infections, caused by dematiaceous fungi whose morphologic characteristics in tissue include hyphae, yeast-like cells, or a combination of these. It can be associated with an array of melanistic fil ...

due to granuloma formation have been reported, and iatrogenic infections associated with wound dehiscence is common.

Clinical sign Signs and symptoms are diagnostic indications of an illness, injury, or condition. Signs are objective and externally observable; symptoms are a person's reported subjective experiences. A sign for example may be a higher or lower temperature ...

s of ''Sagenomella'' spp. infections are often vague and most cases cited report sudden death as a consistent sign. Thick-walled fungal hyphae are usually detected in impression smears from skin lesions. Staining with

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is usually confirmatory.

Species

*'' Sagenomella alba'' *'' Sagenomella bohemica'' *''

Sagenomella chlamydospora ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella diversispora ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella griseoviridis ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella humicola ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella keratitidis ''Sagenomella keratitidis'' is a hyphomycete discovered as its own species in 2008 by Sung-Yaon Hsieh et ''al.'' at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and the National Taiwan University Hospital. History and taxonomy Studies prior to 2 ...

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Sagenomella ocotl ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella oligospora ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella ryukyuensis ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella sagenomatis ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella sclerotialis ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

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Sagenomella striatispora ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness in ...

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Sagenomella verticillata ''Sagenomella'' is a genus of filamentous Ascomycota fungus that has reported to cause systemic illness in animals. The genus was circumscribed by Walter Gams in 1978. ''Sagenomella chlamydospora'' has been reported to cause a systemic illness i ...

References

Eurotiomycetes genera Trichocomaceae Taxa described in 1978 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub