Nannizziopsis draconii

Nannizziopsis draconii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Onygenales
Family:	Onygenaceae
Genus:	Nannizziopsis
Species:	N. draconii
Binomial name
Nanniziopsis draconii Stchigel et al., 2013

Nannizziopsis draconii is a keratinophilic microfungus in the family Onygenaceae that causes skin infections in reptiles, producing hyaline, thin-walled, small, sessile conidia and colonies with a strong skunk-like odour. ^[1]

References

1. Stchigel, A. M.; Sutton, D. A.; Cano-Lira, J. F.; Cabañes, F. J.; Abarca, L.; Tintelnot, K.; Wickes, B. L.; García, D.; Guarro, J. (2013). "Phylogeny of chrysosporia infecting reptiles: proposal of the new family Nannizziopsiaceae and five new species". Persoonia. 31 (1): 86–100. doi:10.3767/003158513X669698. ISSN   0031-5850. PMC   3904055 . PMID   24761037.

Further reading

• Sigler, Lynne; Hambleton, Sarah; Paré, Jean A. (2013). "Molecular characterization of reptile pathogens currently known as members of the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii complex and relationship with some human-associated isolates". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 51 (10): 3338–3357. doi:10.1128/jcm.01465-13. PMC   3811641 . PMID   23926168.
• Paré, Jean A., and Lynne Sigler. "An overview of reptile fungal pathogens in the genera Nannizziopsis, Paranannizziopsis, and Ophidiomyces." Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery (2016).

External links

• "Nannizziopsis draconii". The Encyclopedia of Life .