Prototheca cutis

Prototheca cutis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Archaeplastida
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Prototheca
Species:
P. cutis
Binomial name
Prototheca cutis
Satoh et al., 2010

Prototheca cutis is a species of achlorophyllic green alga in the genus Prototheca. It is an opportunistic pathogen that causes cutaneous infections in humans and has also been reported in animals. The species was first described in 2010 after its isolation from chronic dermatitis in an immunosuppressed patient in Japan.

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