“…Dematiaceous fungi are also known as "black fungi" due to the predominance of melanin in their cell walls, which likely acts as a virulence factor. These darkly pigmented fungi are found on the soil surface, where they live as saprophytes but also sometimes as parasites of plants [39]. This review has highlighted 204 dematiaceous fungi species isolated from humans, belonging to 19 genera: Alternaria, Exophiala, Cladophialophora, Scopulariopsis, Curvularia, Phialemoniopsis, Phialemonium, Exserohilum, Microascus, Bipolaris, Chaetomium, Cladosporium, Ochroconis, Phaeoacremonium, Rhinocladiella, Fonsecaea, Phialophora, Phoma and Madurella.…”