Cladophialophora bantiana

Cladophialophora bantiana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Chaetothyriales
Family: Herpotrichiellaceae
Genus: Cladophialophora
Species:
C. bantiana
Binomial name
Cladophialophora bantiana
de Hoog, Kwon-Chung & McGinnis, (1995)
Synonyms

Torula bantiana Sacc., in Saccardo, (1912)
Cladosporium bantianum (Sacc.) Borelli, (1960)
Xylohypha bantiana (Sacc.) McGinnis, Borelli, Padhye & Ajello, (1986)
Cladosporium trichoides C.W. Emmons Binford, Thompson & Gorham, (1952)
Cladosporium trichoides C.W. Emmons var. trichoides Binford, Thompson & Gorham, (1952)
Cladosporium trichoides var. chlamydosporum Kwon-Chung, (1978)

Cladophialophora bantiana (C. bantiana) is a melanin producing mold known to cause brain abscesses in humans. It is one of the most common causes of systemic phaeohyphomycosis in mammals. Cladophialophora bantiana is a member of the ascomycota and has been isolated from soil samples from around the world.

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