Microscopic Features Cladosporium spp. While the conidiophores of Cladosporium cladosporioides and Cladosporium sphaerospermum are not geniculate, those of Cladosporium herbarum have a geniculate appearence. In addition, conidiophores of Cladosporium herbarum bear terminal and intercalary swellings. Conidia of Cladosporium spp. They occur in branching chains that readily disarticulate.
Conidial wall is smooth or occasionally echinulate.
Cladosporium cladosporioides produces unicellular conidia. Compare to Cladophialophora spp. Laboratory Precautions Cladosporium spp. Susceptibility Very limited data are available on susceptibility profiles of Cladosporium spp. Search Medline Nucleotides GenBank References 165.