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Watanabe K, Yaguchi T, Hirose D. Ubiquitous Distribution of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus- Related Species in Outdoor Environments in Japan. Med Mycol J 2021; 62:71-78. [PMID: 34853253 DOI: 10.3314/mmj.21-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus-related species are responsible for causing aspergillosis, which is a fatal infectious disease. Recently, there has been a series of reports of A. fumigatus-related species that are resistant to azole drugs used in clinical practice for the treatment of fungal infections. Some of these species have been isolated from outdoor environments. Testing the drug susceptibility of the strains from outdoor environments, therefore, is important. In this study, we isolated and cultured 72 strains of A. fumigatus-related species from the outdoor environment in Japan. The isolates identified via morphological observation and molecular phylogenetic analysis were Aspergillus felis, Aspergillus lentulus, Aspergillus pseudoviridinutans, Aspergillus udagawae, and Aspergillus wyomingensis. The results of the drug susceptibility testing revealed that A. felis (6 of 14 strains) and A. pseudoviridinutans (13 of 17 strains) were resistant to itraconazole (ITCZ), with 4 mg/L or higher minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). The voriconazole (VRCZ)-resistant strains with 4 mg/L or higher MICs were A. felis (14 of 14), A. lentulus (4 of 4), A. pseudoviridinutans (15 of 17), A. udagawae (23 of 34), A. wyomingensis (1 of 3), and A. pseudoviridinutans (1 of 3). Among them, A. felis (1 of 14) and A. pseudoviridinutans (7 of 17) demonstrated 8 mg/L or higher MICs for ITCZ and VRCZ. These results indicate that A. fumigatus-related species resistant to ITCZ and VRCZ are widely distributed in outdoor environments in Japan.
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Crous PW, Osieck ER, Jurjević Ž, Boers J, van Iperen AL, Starink-Willemse M, Dima B, Balashov S, Bulgakov TS, Johnston PR, Morozova OV, Pinruan U, Sommai S, Alvarado P, Decock CA, Lebel T, McMullan-Fisher S, Moreno G, Shivas RG, Zhao L, Abdollahzadeh J, Abrinbana M, Ageev DV, Akhmetova G, Alexandrova AV, Altés A, Amaral AGG, Angelini C, Antonín V, Arenas F, Asselman P, Badali F, Baghela A, Bañares A, Barreto RW, Baseia IG, Bellanger JM, Berraf-Tebbal A, Biketova AY, Bukharova NV, Burgess TI, Cabero J, Câmara MPS, Cano-Lira JF, Ceryngier P, Chávez R, Cowan DA, de Lima AF, Oliveira RL, Denman S, Dang QN, Dovana F, Duarte IG, Eichmeier A, Erhard A, Esteve-Raventós F, Fellin A, Ferisin G, Ferreira RJ, Ferrer A, Finy P, Gaya E, Geering ADW, Gil-Durán C, Glässnerová K, Glushakova AM, Gramaje D, Guard FE, Guarnizo AL, Haelewaters D, Halling RE, Hill R, Hirooka Y, Hubka V, Iliushin VA, Ivanova DD, Ivanushkina NE, Jangsantear P, Justo A, Kachalkin AV, Kato S, Khamsuntorn P, Kirtsideli IY, Knapp DG, Kochkina GA, Koukol O, Kovács GM, Kruse J, Kumar TKA, Kušan I, Læssøe T, Larsson E, Lebeuf R, Levicán G, Loizides M, Marinho P, Luangsa-Ard JJ, Lukina EG, Magaña-Dueñas V, Maggs-Kölling G, Malysheva EF, Malysheva VF, Martín B, Martín MP, Matočec N, McTaggart AR, Mehrabi-Koushki M, Mešić A, Miller AN, Mironova P, Moreau PA, Morte A, Müller K, Nagy LG, Nanu S, Navarro-Ródenas A, Nel WJ, Nguyen TH, Nóbrega TF, Noordeloos ME, Olariaga I, Overton BE, Ozerskaya SM, Palani P, Pancorbo F, Papp V, Pawłowska J, Pham TQ, Phosri C, Popov ES, Portugal A, Pošta A, Reschke K, Reul M, Ricci GM, Rodríguez A, Romanowski J, Ruchikachorn N, Saar I, Safi A, Sakolrak B, Salzmann F, Sandoval-Denis M, Sangwichein E, Sanhueza L, Sato T, Sastoque A, Senn-Irlet B, Shibata A, Siepe K, Somrithipol S, Spetik M, Sridhar P, Stchigel AM, Stuskova K, Suwannasai N, Tan YP, Thangavel R, Tiago I, Tiwari S, Tkalčec Z, Tomashevskaya MA, Tonegawa C, Tran HX, Tran NT, Trovão J, Trubitsyn VE, Van Wyk J, Vieira WAS, Vila J, Visagie CM, Vizzini A, Volobuev SV, Vu DT, Wangsawat N, Yaguchi T, Ercole E, Ferreira BW, de Souza AP, Vieira BS, Groenewald JZ. Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284-1382. PERSOONIA 2021; 47:178-374. [PMID: 37693795 PMCID: PMC10486635 DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Antartica, Cladosporium austrolitorale from coastal sea sand. Australia, Austroboletus yourkae on soil, Crepidotus innuopurpureus on dead wood, Curvularia stenotaphri from roots and leaves of Stenotaphrum secundatum and Thecaphora stajsicii from capsules of Oxalis radicosa. Belgium, Paraxerochrysium coryli (incl. Paraxerochrysium gen. nov.) from Corylus avellana. Brazil, Calvatia nordestina on soil, Didymella tabebuiicola from leaf spots on Tabebuia aurea, Fusarium subflagellisporum from hypertrophied floral and vegetative branches of Mangifera indica and Microdochium maculosum from living leaves of Digitaria insularis. Canada, Cuphophyllus bondii from a grassland. Croatia, Mollisia inferiseptata from a rotten Laurus nobilis trunk. Cyprus, Amanita exilis on calcareous soil. Czech Republic, Cytospora hippophaicola from wood of symptomatic Vaccinium corymbosum. Denmark, Lasiosphaeria deviata on pieces of wood and herbaceous debris. Dominican Republic, Calocybella goethei among grass on a lawn. France (Corsica), Inocybe corsica on wet ground. France (French Guiana), Trechispora patawaensis on decayed branch of unknown angiosperm tree and Trechispora subregularis on decayed log of unknown angiosperm tree. Germany, Paramicrothecium sambuci (incl. Paramicrothecium gen. nov.) on dead stems of Sambucus nigra. India, Aureobasidium microtermitis from the gut of a Microtermes sp. termite, Laccaria diospyricola on soil and Phylloporia tamilnadensis on branches of Catunaregam spinosa. Iran, Pythium serotinoosporum from soil under Prunus dulcis. Italy, Pluteus brunneovenosus on twigs of broadleaved trees on the ground. Japan, Heterophoma rehmanniae on leaves of Rehmannia glutinosa f. hueichingensis. Kazakhstan, Murispora kazachstanica from healthy roots of Triticum aestivum. Namibia, Caespitomonium euphorbiae (incl. Caespitomonium gen. nov.) from stems of an Euphorbia sp. Netherlands, Alfaria junci, Myrmecridium junci, Myrmecridium juncicola, Myrmecridium juncigenum, Ophioceras junci, Paradinemasporium junci (incl. Paradinemasporium gen. nov.), Phialoseptomonium junci, Sporidesmiella juncicola, Xenopyricularia junci and Zaanenomyces quadripartis (incl. Zaanenomyces gen. nov.), from dead culms of Juncus effusus, Cylindromonium everniae and Rhodoveronaea everniae from Evernia prunastri, Cyphellophora sambuci and Myrmecridium sambuci from Sambucus nigra, Kiflimonium junci, Sarocladium junci, Zaanenomyces moderatricis-academiae and Zaanenomyces versatilis from dead culms of Juncus inflexus, Microcera physciae from Physcia tenella, Myrmecridium dactylidis from dead culms of Dactylis glomerata, Neochalara spiraeae and Sporidesmium spiraeae from leaves of Spiraea japonica, Neofabraea salicina from Salix sp., Paradissoconium narthecii (incl. Paradissoconium gen. nov.) from dead leaves of Narthecium ossifragum, Polyscytalum vaccinii from Vaccinium myrtillus, Pseudosoloacrosporiella cryptomeriae (incl. Pseudosoloacrosporiella gen. nov.) from leaves of Cryptomeria japonica, Ramularia pararhabdospora from Plantago lanceolata, Sporidesmiella pini from needles of Pinus sylvestris and Xenoacrodontium juglandis (incl. Xenoacrodontium gen. nov. and Xenoacrodontiaceae fam. nov.) from Juglans regia. New Zealand, Cryptometrion metrosideri from twigs of Metrosideros sp., Coccomyces pycnophyllocladi from dead leaves of Phyllocladus alpinus, Hypoderma aliforme from fallen leaves Fuscopora solandri and Hypoderma subiculatum from dead leaves Phormium tenax. Norway, Neodevriesia kalakoutskii from permafrost and Variabilispora viridis from driftwood of Picea abies. Portugal, Entomortierella hereditatis from a biofilm covering a deteriorated limestone wall. Russia, Colpoma junipericola from needles of Juniperus sabina, Entoloma cinnamomeum on soil in grasslands, Entoloma verae on soil in grasslands, Hyphodermella pallidostraminea on a dry dead branch of Actinidia sp., Lepiota sayanensis on litter in a mixed forest, Papiliotrema horticola from Malus communis, Paramacroventuria ribis (incl. Paramacroventuria gen. nov.) from leaves of Ribes aureum and Paramyrothecium lathyri from leaves of Lathyrus tuberosus. South Africa, Harzia combreti from leaf litter of Combretum collinum ssp. sulvense, Penicillium xyleborini from Xyleborinus saxesenii, Phaeoisaria dalbergiae from bark of Dalbergia armata, Protocreopsis euphorbiae from leaf litter of Euphorbia ingens and Roigiella syzygii from twigs of Syzygium chordatum. Spain, Genea zamorana on sandy soil, Gymnopus nigrescens on Scleropodium touretii, Hesperomyces parexochomi on Parexochomus quadriplagiatus, Paraphoma variabilis from dung, Phaeococcomyces kinklidomatophilus from a blackened metal railing of an industrial warehouse and Tuber suaveolens in soil under Quercus faginea. Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Inocybe nivea associated with Salix polaris. Thailand, Biscogniauxia whalleyi on corticated wood. UK, Parasitella quercicola from Quercus robur. USA, Aspergillus arizonicus from indoor air in a hospital, Caeliomyces tampanus (incl. Caeliomyces gen. nov.) from office dust, Cippumomyces mortalis (incl. Cippumomyces gen. nov.) from a tombstone, Cylindrium desperesense from air in a store, Tetracoccosporium pseudoaerium from air sample in house, Toxicocladosporium glendoranum from air in a brick room, Toxicocladosporium losalamitosense from air in a classroom, Valsonectria portsmouthensis from air in men's locker room and Varicosporellopsis americana from sludge in a water reservoir. Vietnam, Entoloma kovalenkoi on rotten wood, Fusarium chuoi inside seed of Musa itinerans, Micropsalliota albofelina on soil in tropical evergreen mixed forests and Phytophthora docyniae from soil and roots of Docynia indica. Morphological and culture characteristics are supported by DNA barcodes. Citation: Crous PW, Osieck ER, Jurjević Ž, et al. 2021. Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284-1382. Persoonia 47: 178-374. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.06.
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- P W Crous
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Jkvr. C.M. van Asch van Wijcklaan 19, 3972 ST Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
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- EMSL Analytical, Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 USA
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- Conventstraat 13A, 6701 GA Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- EMSL Analytical, Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 USA
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- Department of Plant Protection, Federal Research Centre the Subtropical Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yana Fabritsiusa street 2/28, 354002 Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia
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- Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, P. Bag 92170, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Plant Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), BIOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani Thailand
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- Plant Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), BIOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani Thailand
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- ALVALAB, C/ Dr. Fernando Bongera, Severo Ochoa bldg. S1.04, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Mycothèque de l'Université catholique de Louvain (MUCL, BCCMTM), Earth and Life Institute - ELIM - Mycology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2 bte L7.05.06, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Botánica), 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Queensland, Australia
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Protection, Agriculture Faculty, University of Kurdistan, P.O. Box 416, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, P.O. Box 165, Urmia, Iran
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- LLC 'Signatec', 630090, Inzhenernaya Str. 22, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), 119234, 1, 12 Leninskie Gory Str., Moscow, Russia
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Botánica), 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Herbario Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Via Cappuccini, 78/8 - 33170 Pordenone, Italy
- Department of Botany, Moravian Museum, Zelný trh 6, 659 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Moravian Museum, Zelný trh 6, 659 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Research Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, P.O. Box 165, Urmia, Iran
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI)
- Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, India
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- Departamento de Botánica, Ecología y Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de La Laguna. Apdo. 456, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento Botânica e Zoologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- CEFE, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, EPHE, IRD, INSERM, 1919 route de Mende, F-34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Mendeleum - Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 334, Lednice, 69144, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, Temesvári blvd. 62, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, UK
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- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pr-t 100-let Vladivostoka 159, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Phytophthora Science and Management, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- C/ El Sol 6, 49800 Toro, Zamora, Spain
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Mycology Unit, Medical School, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Alameda 3363, Estación Central, 9170022, Santiago, Chile
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- Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemática e Evolução, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, 59072-970 Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, UK
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 46 Duc Thang Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- Via Quargnento, 17, 15029, Solero (AL), Italy
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Mendeleum - Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 334, Lednice, 69144, Czech Republic
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- EMSL Analytical, Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 USA
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Botánica), 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Via G. Canestrini 10/B, I-38028, Novella (TN), Italy
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- Associazione Micologica Bassa Friulana, 33052 Cervignano del Friuli, Italy
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Fungos, Departamento de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-420 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Facultad de Estudios Interdisciplinarios, Núcleo de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Zsombolyai u. 56, 8000 Székesfehérvár, Hungary
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- Comparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK
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- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Dutton Park 4102, Queensland, Australia
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Alameda 3363, Estación Central, 9170022, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), 119234, 1, 12 Leninskie Gory Str., Moscow, Russia
- Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, 105064, Moscow, Maly Kazenny by-street, 5A, Russia
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ICVV), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - Universidad de La Rioja - Gobierno de La Rioja, Ctra. LO-20, Salida 13, 26007, Logroño, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Research Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Inst. Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, USA 10458-5126
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- Comparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK
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- Department of Clinical Plant Science, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic
- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, 191186, 48 Moyka Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), 119234, 1, 12 Leninskie Gory Str., Moscow, Russia
- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Plant Science, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbe Interaction and Ecology Laboratory (BMIE), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani Thailand
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Department of Botany, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Pfalzmuseum für Naturkunde - POLLICHIA-Museum, Hermann-Schäfer-Str. 17, 67098 Bad Dürkheim, Germany
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- Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Laboratory for Biological Diversity, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Globe Inst./Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark, Denmark
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, and Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Box 461, SE40530 Göteborg, Sweden
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- 775, rang du Rapide Nord, Saint-Casimir, Quebec, G0A 3L0, Canada
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Alameda 3363, Estación Central, 9170022, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Plant Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), BIOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani Thailand
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 199034, 7-9 Universitetskaya emb., St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Mycology Unit, Medical School, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Servicio Territorial de Agricultura, Ganadería y Desarrollo Rural de Zamora, C/ Prado Tuerto 17, 49019 Zamora, Spain
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- Real Jardín Botánico RJB-CSIC, Plaza de Murillo 2, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory for Biological Diversity, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Biotechnology and Bioscience Research Center, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Laboratory for Biological Diversity, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, 61820, USA
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- Research Group Mycology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Université de Lille, Faculté de pharmacie de Lille, EA 4483, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Falkstraße 103, D-47058 Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre of the Eötvös Lóránd Research Network, Temesvári blvd. 62, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Botany, The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 46 Duc Thang Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, section Botany, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Rey Juan Carlos University, Dep. Biology and Geology, Physics and Inorganic Chemistry, C/ Tulipán s/n, 28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
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- 205 East Campus Science Center, Lock Haven University, Department of Biology, Lock Haven, PA 17745, USA
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- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Sociedad Micológica de Madrid, Real Jardín Botánico, C/ Claudio Moyano 1, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Botany, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ménesi út 44. H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, ul. Zwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 46 Duc Thang Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- Biology programme, Faculty of Science, Nakhon Phanom University, Nakhon Phanom, 48000, Thailand
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
- Fitolab - Laboratory for Phytopathology, Instituto Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory for Biological Diversity, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Mycology Research Group, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue Straße 13, 60439 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Ostenstraße 19, D-95615 Marktredwitz, Germany
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- 205 East Campus Science Center, Lock Haven University, Department of Biology, Lock Haven, PA 17745, USA
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland
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- The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand
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- Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Ravila Street 14A, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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- Forest and Plant Conservation Research Office, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kloosterweg 5, 6301WK, Valkenburg a/d Geul, The Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, 10240, Thailand
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- Facultad de Estudios Interdisciplinarios, Núcleo de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Agro-Food Science, Niigata Agro-Food University, 2416 Hiranedai, Tainai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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- Mycology Unit, Medical School, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Plant Science, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Geeste 133, D-46342 Velen, Germany
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- Plant Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), BIOTEC, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani Thailand
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- Mendeleum - Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 334, Lednice, 69144, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
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- Mycology Unit, Medical School, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain
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- Mendeleum - Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 334, Lednice, 69144, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
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- Plant Pathology Herbarium, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dutton Park 4102, Queensland, Australia
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- Plant Health and Environment Laboratory, Ministry for Primary Industries, P.O. Box 2095, Auckland 1140, New Zealand
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI)
- Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune 411004, Maharashtra, India
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- Laboratory for Biological Diversity, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Plant Science, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 46 Duc Thang Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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- Centre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Dutton Park 4102, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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- All-Russian Collection of Microorganisms, G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, pr. Nauki, 5, Russia
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- Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences, 1066 Bogue Street, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824 USA
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Passatge del Torn, 4, 17800 Olot, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Viale P.A. Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 197376, 2 Prof. Popov Str., Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Research Planning and International Cooperation Department, Plant Resources Center, An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi 152900, Vietnam
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Via Murazzano 11, I-10141, Torino (TO), Italy
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-900, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Monte Carmelo, 38500-000, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Monte Carmelo, 38500-000, MG, Brazil
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Duong TMN, Le TV, Tran KLH, Nguyen PT, Nguyen BPT, Nguyen TA, Nguyen HLP, Nguyen BNT, Fisher MC, Rhodes J, Marks G, Fox GJ, Chen SCA, Walsh MG, Barrs VR, Talbot J, Halliday CL, Sorrell TC, Day JN, Beardsley J. Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is highly prevalent in the environment of Vietnam, with marked variability by land use type. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:7632-7642. [PMID: 34232541 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Azole-resistant environmental Aspergillus fumigatus presents a threat to public health but the extent of this threat in Southeast Asia is poorly described. We conducted environmental surveillance in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, collecting air and ground samples across key land-use types, and determined antifungal susceptibilities of Aspergillus section Fumigati (ASF) isolates and azole concentrations in soils. Of 119 ASF isolates, 55% were resistant (or non-wild type) to itraconazole, 65% to posaconazole and 50% to voriconazole. Azole resistance was more frequent in A. fumigatus sensu stricto isolates (95%) than other ASF species (32%). Resistant isolates and agricultural azole residues were overrepresented in samples from cultivated land. cyp51A gene sequence analysis showed 38/56 resistant A. fumigatus sensu stricto isolates carried known resistance mutations, with TR34 /L98H most frequent (34/38).
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- Tra-My N Duong
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- National Lung Hospital, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam.,Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, UK
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- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2145, Australia.,Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney, 2145, Australia
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Walther G, Zimmermann A, Theuersbacher J, Kaerger K, von Lilienfeld-Toal M, Roth M, Kampik D, Geerling G, Kurzai O. Eye Infections Caused by Filamentous Fungi: Spectrum and Antifungal Susceptibility of the Prevailing Agents in Germany. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:511. [PMID: 34206899 PMCID: PMC8307352 DOI: 10.3390/jof7070511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Fungal eye infections can lead to loss of vision and blindness. The disease is most prevalent in the tropics, although case numbers in moderate climates are increasing as well. This study aimed to determine the dominating filamentous fungi causing eye infections in Germany and their antifungal susceptibility profiles in order to improve treatment, including cases with unidentified pathogenic fungi. As such, we studied all filamentous fungi isolated from the eye or associated materials that were sent to the NRZMyk between 2014 and 2020. All strains were molecularly identified and antifungal susceptibility testing according to the EUCAST protocol was performed for common species. In total, 242 strains of 66 species were received. Fusarium was the dominating genus, followed by Aspergillus, Purpureocillium, Alternaria, and Scedosporium. The most prevalent species in eye samples were Fusarium petroliphilum, F. keratoplasticum, and F. solani of the Fusarium solani species complex. The spectrum of species comprises less susceptible taxa for amphotericin B, natamycin, and azoles, including voriconazole. Natamycin is effective for most species but not for Aspergillus flavus or Purpureocillium spp. Some strains of F. solani show MICs higher than 16 mg/L. Our data underline the importance of species identification for correct treatment.
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- Grit Walther
- National Reference Center for Invasive Fungal Infections (NRZMyk), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 23, 07745 Jena, Germany; (K.K.); (M.v.L.-T.); (O.K.)
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- Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; (J.T.); (D.K.)
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- National Reference Center for Invasive Fungal Infections (NRZMyk), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 23, 07745 Jena, Germany; (K.K.); (M.v.L.-T.); (O.K.)
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- National Reference Center for Invasive Fungal Infections (NRZMyk), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 23, 07745 Jena, Germany; (K.K.); (M.v.L.-T.); (O.K.)
- Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, University Hospital Jena, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (M.R.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany; (J.T.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (M.R.); (G.G.)
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- National Reference Center for Invasive Fungal Infections (NRZMyk), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 23, 07745 Jena, Germany; (K.K.); (M.v.L.-T.); (O.K.)
- Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany;
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Duong TMN, Nguyen PT, Le TV, Nguyen HLP, Nguyen BNT, Nguyen BPT, Nguyen TA, Chen SCA, Barrs VR, Halliday CL, Sorrell TC, Day JN, Beardsley J. Drug-Resistant Aspergillus flavus Is Highly Prevalent in the Environment of Vietnam: A New Challenge for the Management of Aspergillosis? J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6040296. [PMID: 33217930 PMCID: PMC7711995 DOI: 10.3390/jof6040296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The burden of aspergillosis, especially Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis, is increasingly recognized, and the increasing presence of azole-resistant environmental Aspergillus fumigatus has been highlighted as a health risk. However, a sizable minority of aspergillosis is caused by Aspergillus flavus, which is assumed to be sensitive to azoles but is infrequently included in surveillance. We conducted environmental sampling at 150 locations in a rural province of southern Vietnam. A. flavus isolates were identified morphologically, their identity was confirmed by sequencing of the beta-tubulin gene, and then they were tested for susceptibility to azoles and amphotericin B according to EUCAST methodologies. We found that over 85% of A. flavus isolates were resistant to at least one azole, and half of them were resistant to itraconazole. This unexpectedly high prevalence of resistance demands further investigation to determine whether it is linked to agricultural azole use, as has been described for A. fumigatus. Clinical correlation is required, so that guidelines can be adjusted to take this information into account.
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- Tra My N. Duong
- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (P.T.N.); (T.V.L.); (J.N.D.)
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (P.T.N.); (T.V.L.); (J.N.D.)
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (P.T.N.); (T.V.L.); (J.N.D.)
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- National Lung Hospital, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam;
- Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Department, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam;
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney 2145, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney 2145, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney 2145, Australia
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (P.T.N.); (T.V.L.); (J.N.D.)
- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2145, Australia; (T.M.N.D.); (T.A.N.); (S.C.-A.C.); (V.R.B.); (C.L.H.); (T.C.S.)
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; (P.T.N.); (T.V.L.); (J.N.D.)
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Sydney 2145, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-8627-3402
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Marchese P, Garzoli L, Gnavi G, O'Connell E, Bouraoui A, Mehiri M, Murphy JM, Varese GC. Diversity and bioactivity of fungi associated with the marine sea cucumber Holothuria poli: disclosing the strains potential for biomedical applications. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:612-625. [PMID: 32274883 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Identification of the mycobiota associated to the marine echinoderm Holothuria poli and investigation of cytotoxic and pro-osteogenic potential of isolated strains. METHODS AND RESULTS Fungal strains were isolated from the animal's body-wall, intestine and faeces. The species identification was based on DNA barcoding and morphophysiological observations. Forty-seven species were identified, all are Ascomycota and mainly belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium genera. Sixteen strains were grown on three media for chemical extraction. Cytotoxic activity was tested on a hepatic cancer cell line (HepG2), the cells viability was evaluated after treatment using a resazurin based assay (AlamarBlue). Pro-osteogenic activity was tested on human Mesenchymal stem cell, differentiation was measured as the alkaline phosphatase production through reaction with p-nitrophenylphosphate or as the cells ability to mineralize calcium using a colorimetric kit (StanBio). Cytotoxic activity was recorded for four fungal species while five of 48 extracts highlighted bioactivity towards human mesenchymal stem cells. CONCLUSIONS The presence of relevant animal-associated mycobiota was observed in H. poli and selected strains showed cytotoxic potential and pro-osteogenic activity. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Our work represents the first report of a Mediterranean Sea cucumber mycobiota and highlights the isolates potential to synthetize compounds of pharmaceutical interest for regenerative medicine.
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- P Marchese
- Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Genomics and Screening Core, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratoire de dévelopement chimique, galénique et pharmacologique des médicaments, Universite de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Marine Natural Products Team, Institute of Chemistry of Nice, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie C, Yilmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson R, Frisvad J. Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera ( Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species. Stud Mycol 2020; 95:5-169. [PMID: 32855739 PMCID: PMC7426331 DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The Eurotiales is a relatively large order of Ascomycetes with members frequently having positive and negative impact on human activities. Species within this order gain attention from various research fields such as food, indoor and medical mycology and biotechnology. In this article we give an overview of families and genera present in the Eurotiales and introduce an updated subgeneric, sectional and series classification for Aspergillus and Penicillium. Finally, a comprehensive list of accepted species in the Eurotiales is given. The classification of the Eurotiales at family and genus level is traditionally based on phenotypic characters, and this classification has since been challenged using sequence-based approaches. Here, we re-evaluated the relationships between families and genera of the Eurotiales using a nine-gene sequence dataset. Based on this analysis, the new family Penicillaginaceae is introduced and four known families are accepted: Aspergillaceae, Elaphomycetaceae, Thermoascaceae and Trichocomaceae. The Eurotiales includes 28 genera: 15 genera are accommodated in the Aspergillaceae (Aspergillago, Aspergillus, Evansstolkia, Hamigera, Leiothecium, Monascus, Penicilliopsis, Penicillium, Phialomyces, Pseudohamigera, Pseudopenicillium, Sclerocleista, Warcupiella, Xerochrysium and Xeromyces), eight in the Trichocomaceae (Acidotalaromyces, Ascospirella, Dendrosphaera, Rasamsonia, Sagenomella, Talaromyces, Thermomyces, Trichocoma), two in the Thermoascaceae (Paecilomyces, Thermoascus) and one in the Penicillaginaceae (Penicillago). The classification of the Elaphomycetaceae was not part of this study, but according to literature two genera are present in this family (Elaphomyces and Pseudotulostoma). The use of an infrageneric classification system has a long tradition in Aspergillus and Penicillium. Most recent taxonomic studies focused on the sectional level, resulting in a well-established sectional classification in these genera. In contrast, a series classification in Aspergillus and Penicillium is often outdated or lacking, but is still relevant, e.g., the allocation of a species to a series can be highly predictive in what functional characters the species might have and might be useful when using a phenotype-based identification. The majority of the series in Aspergillus and Penicillium are invalidly described and here we introduce a new series classification. Using a phylogenetic approach, often supported by phenotypic, physiologic and/or extrolite data, Aspergillus is subdivided in six subgenera, 27 sections (five new) and 75 series (73 new, one new combination), and Penicillium in two subgenera, 32 sections (seven new) and 89 series (57 new, six new combinations). Correct identification of species belonging to the Eurotiales is difficult, but crucial, as the species name is the linking pin to information. Lists of accepted species are a helpful aid for researchers to obtain a correct identification using the current taxonomic schemes. In the most recent list from 2014, 339 Aspergillus, 354 Penicillium and 88 Talaromyces species were accepted. These numbers increased significantly, and the current list includes 446 Aspergillus (32 % increase), 483 Penicillium (36 % increase) and 171 Talaromyces (94 % increase) species, showing the large diversity and high interest in these genera. We expanded this list with all genera and species belonging to the Eurotiales (except those belonging to Elaphomycetaceae). The list includes 1 187 species, distributed over 27 genera, and contains MycoBank numbers, collection numbers of type and ex-type cultures, subgenus, section and series classification data, information on the mode of reproduction, and GenBank accession numbers of ITS, beta-tubulin (BenA), calmodulin (CaM) and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) gene sequences.
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Key Words
- Acidotalaromyces Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Acidotalaromyces lignorum (Stolk) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Ascospirella Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Ascospirella lutea (Zukal) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Aspergillus chaetosartoryae Hubka, Kocsubé & Houbraken
- Classification
- Evansstolkia Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Evansstolkia leycettana (H.C. Evans & Stolk) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Hamigera brevicompacta (H.Z. Kong) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Infrageneric classification
- New combinations, series
- New combinations, species
- New genera
- New names
- New sections
- New series
- New taxa
- Nomenclature
- Paecilomyces lagunculariae (C. Ram) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Penicillaginaceae Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Penicillago kabunica (Baghd.) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Penicillago mirabilis (Beliakova & Milko) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Penicillago moldavica (Milko & Beliakova) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Phialomyces arenicola (Chalab.) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Phialomyces humicoloides (Bills & Heredia) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Phylogeny
- Polythetic classes
- Pseudohamigera Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Pseudohamigera striata (Raper & Fennell) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Talaromyces resinae (Z.T. Qi & H.Z. Kong) Houbraken & X.C. Wang
- Talaromyces striatoconidius Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Taxonomic novelties: New family
- Thermoascus verrucosus (Samson & Tansey) Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- Thermoascus yaguchii Houbraken, Frisvad & Samson
- in Aspergillus: sect. Bispori S.W. Peterson, Varga, Frisvad, Samson ex Houbraken
- in Aspergillus: ser. Acidohumorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- in Aspergillus: ser. Inflati (Stolk & Samson) Houbraken & Frisvad
- in Penicillium: sect. Alfrediorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- in Penicillium: ser. Adametziorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- in Penicillium: ser. Alutacea (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Crypta Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Eremophila Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Formosana Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Griseola Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Inusitata Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Lasseniorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Polypaecilum Houbraken & Frisvad
- sect. Raperorum S.W. Peterson, Varga, Frisvad, Samson ex Houbraken
- sect. Silvatici S.W. Peterson, Varga, Frisvad, Samson ex Houbraken
- sect. Vargarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Alliacei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Ambigui Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Angustiporcata Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Arxiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Atramentosa Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Aurantiobrunnei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Avenacei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Bertholletiarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Biplani Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Brevicompacta Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Brevipedes Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Brunneouniseriati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Buchwaldiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Calidousti Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Canini Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Carbonarii Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Cavernicolarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Cervini Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Chevalierorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Cinnamopurpurea Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Circumdati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Clavigera Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Conjuncti Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Copticolarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Coremiiformes Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Corylophila Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Costaricensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Cremei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Crustacea (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Dalearum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Deflecti Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Egyptiaci Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Erubescentia (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Estinogena Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Euglauca Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Fennelliarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Flavi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Flavipedes Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Fortuita Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Fumigati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Funiculosi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Gallaica Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Georgiensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Goetziorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Gracilenta Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Halophilici Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Herqueorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Heteromorphi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Hoeksiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Homomorphi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Idahoensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Implicati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Improvisa Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Indica Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Japonici Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Jiangxiensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Kalimarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Kiamaensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Kitamyces Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Lapidosa (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Leporum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Leucocarpi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Livida Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Longicatenata Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Macrosclerotiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Monodiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Multicolores Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Neoglabri Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Neonivei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Nidulantes Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Nigri Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Nivei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Nodula Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Nomiarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Noonimiarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Ochraceorosei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Olivimuriarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Osmophila Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Paradoxa Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Paxillorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Penicillioides Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Phoenicea Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Pinetorum (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Polypaecilum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Pulvini Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Quercetorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Raistrickiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Ramigena Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Restricti Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Robsamsonia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Rolfsiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Roseopurpurea Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Rubri Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Salinarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Samsoniorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Saturniformia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Scabrosa Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sclerotigena Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sclerotiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sheariorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Simplicissima Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Soppiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sparsi Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Spathulati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Spelaei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Speluncei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Spinulosa Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Stellati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Steyniorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sublectatica Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Sumatraensia Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Tamarindosolorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Teporium Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Terrei Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Thermomutati Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Thiersiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Thomiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Unguium Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Unilaterales Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Usti Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Verhageniorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Versicolores Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Virgata Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Viridinutantes Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Vitricolarum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Wentiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Westlingiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Whitfieldiorum Houbraken & Frisvad
- ser. Xerophili Houbraken & Frisvad
- series Tularensia (Pitt) Houbraken & Frisvad
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Affiliation(s)
- J. Houbraken
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 3, 1st Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, B. 221, Kongens Lyngby, DK 2800, Denmark
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Barrs VR, Talbot JJ. Fungal Rhinosinusitis and Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis in Cats. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2019; 50:331-357. [PMID: 31866094 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Fungal rhinosinusitis, including sinonasal aspergillosis (SNA) and sino-orbital aspergillosis (SOA), is the most common type of aspergillosis encountered in cats. Other focal forms of aspergillosis including disseminated invasive aspergillosis occur less frequently. SOA is an invasive mycosis that is increasingly recognized and is most commonly caused by Aspergillus felis, a close relative of Aspergillus fumigatus. SNA can be invasive or noninvasive and is most commonly caused by A fumigatus and Aspergillus niger. Molecular methods are required to correctly identify the fungi that cause SNA and SOA. SNA has a favorable prognosis with treatment, whereas the prognosis for SOA remains poor.
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- Vanessa R Barrs
- City University of Hong Kong, Department of Infectious Diseases & Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney, University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Camperdown, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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Matsuzawa T, Abliz P, Yaguchi T, Gonoi T, Horie Y. Aspergillus takadae, a novel heterothallic species of Aspergillus section Fumigati isolated from soil in China. MYCOSCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.myc.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Talbot JJ, Subedi S, Halliday CL, Hibbs DE, Lai F, Lopez-Ruiz FJ, Harper L, Park RF, Cuddy WS, Biswas C, Cooley L, Carter D, Sorrell TC, Barrs VR, Chen SCA. Surveillance for azole resistance in clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus in Australia and cyp51A homology modelling of azole-resistant isolates. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:2347-2351. [PMID: 29846581 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The prevalence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus is uncertain in Australia. Azole exposure may select for resistance. We investigated the frequency of azole resistance in a large number of clinical and environmental isolates. Methods A. fumigatus isolates [148 human, 21 animal and 185 environmental strains from air (n = 6) and azole-exposed (n = 64) or azole-naive (n = 115) environments] were screened for azole resistance using the VIPcheck™ system. MICs were determined using the Sensititre™ YeastOne YO10 assay. Sequencing of the Aspergillus cyp51A gene and promoter region was performed for azole-resistant isolates, and cyp51A homology protein modelling undertaken. Results Non-WT MICs/MICs at the epidemiological cut-off value of one or more azoles were observed for 3/148 (2%) human isolates but not amongst animal, or environmental, isolates. All three isolates grew on at least one azole-supplemented well based on VIPcheck™ screening. For isolates 9 and 32, the itraconazole and posaconazole MICs were 1 mg/L (voriconazole MICs 0.12 mg/L); isolate 129 had itraconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole MICs of >16, 1 and 8 mg/L, respectively. Soil isolates from azole-exposed and azole-naive environments had similar geometric mean MICs of itraconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole (P > 0.05). A G54R mutation was identified in the isolates exhibiting itraconazole and posaconazole resistance, and the TR34/L98H mutation in the pan-azole-resistant isolate. cyp51A modelling predicted that the G54R mutation would prevent binding of itraconazole and posaconazole to the haem complex. Conclusions Azole resistance is uncommon in Australian clinical and environmental A. fumigatus isolates; further surveillance is indicated.
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- Jessica J Talbot
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, New South Wales Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, New South Wales Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease Management, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Judith & David Coffey Chair of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, co-located at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle and the University of Sydney's Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, New South Wales Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Westmead Clinical School and The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Westmead Clinical School and The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Westmead Clinical School and The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Westmead Clinical School and The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, ICPMR, New South Wales Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Westmead Clinical School and The Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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Qin J, Lyu A, Zhang QH, Yang L, Zhang J, Wu MD, Li GQ. Strain identification and metabolites isolation of Aspergillus capensis CanS-34A from Brassica napus. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 46:3451-3460. [PMID: 31012026 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-04808-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
An isolate (CanS-34A) of Aspergillus from a healthy plant of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) was identified based on morphological characterization and multi-locus phylogeny using the sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-5.8S rDNA region, BenA (for β-tubulin), CaM (for calmodulin) and RPB2 (for RNA polymerase II). The results showed that CanS-34A belongs to Aspergillus capensis Hirooka et al. The antifungal metabolites produced by CanS-34A in potato dextrose broth (PDB) were extracted with chloroform. Three antifungal metabolites were isolated and purified from the chloroform extract of the PDB cultural filtrates of CanS-34A, and chemically identified as methyl dichloroasterrate, penicillither and rosellichalasin. They all showed antifungal activity against the plant pathogenic fungi Botrytis cinerea, Monilinia fructicola, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia trifoliorum with the EC50 values ranging from 2.46 to 65.00 μg/mL. To our knowledge, this is the first report about production of penicillither by Aspergillus and about the antifungal activity of methyl dichloroasterrate, penicillither and rosellichalasin against the four plant pathogenic fungi.
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- Jing Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology and Key Laboratory of Plant Pathology of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Imbert S, Normand AC, Gabriel F, Cassaing S, Bonnal C, Costa D, Lachaud L, Hasseine L, Kristensen L, Schuttler C, Raberin H, Brun S, Hendrickx M, Stubbe D, Piarroux R, Fekkar A. Multi-centric evaluation of the online MSI platform for the identification of cryptic and rare species of Aspergillus by MALDI-TOF. Med Mycol 2019; 57:962-968. [DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myz004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The taxonomy of Aspergillus species has recently been revolutionized with the introduction of cryptic species and section concepts. However, their species-level identification in routine laboratories remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the identification accuracy of cryptic species of Aspergillus in various laboratories using the mass spectrometry identification (MSI) platform, an independent and freely accessible online mass spectrometry database. Over a 12-month period, when a select set of MSI users identified cryptic species, they were contacted and requested to send the isolates to our laboratory for sequence-based identification. Sequence and MSI identification results were then compared. During the study period, 5108 Aspergillus isolates were identified using MSI including 1477 (28.9%) cryptic species. A total of 245 isolates that corresponded to 56 cryptic species and 13 sections were randomly selected for DNA sequencing confirmation. Agreement between the two methods was 99.6% at the section level and 66.1% at the species level. However, almost all discrepancies (72/83, 86.7%) were misidentifications between closely related cryptic species belonging to the same section. Fifty-one isolates from noncryptic species were also identified, thus yielding 100% and 92.2% agreement at the section and species level, respectively. Although the MSI fungus database is a reliable tool to identify Aspergillus at the section level, the database still requires adjustment to correctly identify rare or cryptic species at the species level. Nevertheless, the application properly differentiated between cryptic and sensu stricto species in the same section, thus alerting on possible specific isolate characteristics.
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- Sébastien Imbert
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-75013 Paris, France
- Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, CIMI-Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75013 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-31059, Toulouse, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-75018 Paris, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-76000, Rouen, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-34000, Montpellier, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-06000, Nice, France
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology, DK-8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-42100, Saint Etienne, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-93000 Bobigny, France
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- Service of Mycology and Aerobiology, BCCM/IHEM Fungal collection, Scientific Institute of Public Health, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Service of Mycology and Aerobiology, BCCM/IHEM Fungal collection, Scientific Institute of Public Health, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-75013 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75013 Paris, France
- Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM, F-75013 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de Parasitologie Mycologie, F-75013 Paris, France
- Centre d’Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses, CIMI-Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75013 Paris, France
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Tsang CC, Tang JY, Lau SK, Woo PC. Taxonomy and evolution of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces in the omics era - Past, present and future. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2018; 16:197-210. [PMID: 30002790 PMCID: PMC6039702 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces are diverse, phenotypically polythetic genera encompassing species important to the environment, economy, biotechnology and medicine, causing significant social impacts. Taxonomic studies on these fungi are essential since they could provide invaluable information on their evolutionary relationships and define criteria for species recognition. With the advancement of various biological, biochemical and computational technologies, different approaches have been adopted for the taxonomy of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces; for example, from traditional morphotyping, phenotyping to chemotyping (e.g. lipotyping, proteotypingand metabolotyping) and then mitogenotyping and/or phylotyping. Since different taxonomic approaches focus on different sets of characters of the organisms, various classification and identification schemes would result. In view of this, the consolidated species concept, which takes into account different types of characters, is recently accepted for taxonomic purposes and, together with the lately implemented 'One Fungus - One Name' policy, is expected to bring a more stable taxonomy for Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces, which could facilitate their evolutionary studies. The most significant taxonomic change for the three genera was the transfer of Penicillium subgenus Biverticillium to Talaromyces (e.g. the medically important thermally dimorphic 'P. marneffei' endemic in Southeast Asia is now named T. marneffei), leaving both Penicillium and Talaromyces as monophyletic genera. Several distantly related Aspergillus-like fungi were also segregated from Aspergillus, making this genus, containing members of both sexual and asexual morphs, monophyletic as well. In the current omics era, application of various state-of-the-art omics technologies is likely to provide comprehensive information on the evolution of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces and a stable taxonomy will hopefully be achieved.
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- Chi-Ching Tsang
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Lyskova P, Hubka V, Svobodova L, Barrs V, Dhand NK, Yaguchi T, Matsuzawa T, Horie Y, Kolarik M, Dobias R, Hamal P. Antifungal Susceptibility of the Aspergillus viridinutans Complex: Comparison of Two In Vitro Methods. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:e01927-17. [PMID: 29437620 PMCID: PMC5913995 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01927-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cryptic species of Aspergillus fumigatus, including the Aspergillus viridinutans species complex, are increasingly reported to be causes of invasive aspergillosis. Their identification is clinically relevant, as these species frequently have intrinsic resistance to common antifungals. We evaluated the susceptibilities of 90 environmental and clinical isolates from the A. viridinutans species complex, identified by DNA sequencing of the calmodulin gene, to seven antifungals (voriconazole, posaconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B, anidulafungin, micafungin, and caspofungin) using the reference European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) method. The majority of species demonstrated elevated MICs of voriconazole (geometric mean [GM] MIC, 4.46 mg/liter) and itraconazole (GM MIC, 9.85 mg/liter) and had variable susceptibility to amphotericin B (GM MIC, 2.5 mg/liter). Overall, the MICs of posaconazole and the minimum effective concentrations of echinocandins were low. The results obtained by the EUCAST method were compared with the results obtained with Sensititre YeastOne (YO) panels. Overall, there was 67% agreement (95% confidence interval [CI], 62 to 72%) between the results obtained by the EUCAST method and those obtained with YO panels when the results were read at 48 h and 82% agreement (95% CI, 78 to 86%) when the results were read at 72 h. There was a significant difference in agreement between antifungals; agreement was high for amphotericin B, voriconazole, and posaconazole (70 to 86% at 48 h and 88 to 93% at 72 h) but was very low for itraconazole (37% at 48 h and 57% at 72 h). The agreement was also variable between species, with the maximum agreement being observed for A. felis isolates (85 and 93% at 48 and 72 h, respectively). Elevated MICs of voriconazole and itraconazole were cross-correlated, but there was no correlation between the other azoles tested.
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- Pavlina Lyskova
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Medical Mycology, Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Mycobacteriology Prague, Public Health Institute in Usti nad Labem, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Fungal Genetics and Metabolism, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science and Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science and Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Fungal Genetics and Metabolism, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Clinical Mycology, Institute of Public Health, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Aspergillus section Restricti together with sister section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium) comprises xerophilic species, that are able to grow on substrates with low water activity and in extreme environments. We adressed the monophyly of both sections within subgenus Aspergillus and applied a multidisciplinary approach for definition of species boundaries in sect. Restricti. The monophyly of sections Aspergillus and Restricti was tested on a set of 102 isolates comprising all currently accepted species and was strongly supported by Maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inferrence (BI) analysis based on β-tubulin (benA), calmodulin (CaM) and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) loci. More than 300 strains belonging to sect. Restricti from various isolation sources and four continents were characterized by DNA sequencing, and 193 isolates were selected for phylogenetic analyses and phenotypic studies. Species delimitation methods based on multispecies coalescent model were employed on DNA sequences from four loci, i.e., ID region of rDNA (ITS + 28S), CaM, benA and RPB2, and supported recognition of 21 species, including 14 new. All these species were also strongly supported in ML and BI analyses. All recognised species can be reliably identified by all four examined genetic loci. Phenotype analysis was performed to support the delimitation of new species and includes colony characteristics on seven cultivation media incubated at several temperatures, growth on an osmotic gradient (six media with NaCl concentration from 0 to 25 %) and analysis of morphology including scanning electron microscopy. The micromorphology of conidial heads, vesicle dimensions, temperature profiles and growth parameters in osmotic gradient were useful criteria for species identification. The vast majority of species in sect. Restricti produce asperglaucide, asperphenamate or both in contrast to species in sect. Aspergillus. Mycophenolic acid was detected for the first time in at least six members of the section. The ascomata of A. halophilicus do not contain auroglaucin, epiheveadride or flavoglaucin which are common in sect. Aspergillus, but shares the echinulins with sect. Aspergillus.
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Key Words
- Aspergillus canadensis Visagie, Yilmaz, F. Sklenar & Seifert
- Aspergillus clavatophorus F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Aspergillus destruens Zalar, F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Aspergillus domesticus F. Sklenar, Houbraken, Zalar & Hubka
- Aspergillus glabripes F. Sklenar, Ž. Jurjević & Hubka
- Aspergillus hordei F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Aspergillus infrequens F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Aspergillus magnivesiculatus F. Sklenar, Zalar, Ž. Jurjević & Hubka
- Aspergillus pachycaulis F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson, Ž. Jurjević & Hubka
- Aspergillus penicillioides
- Aspergillus pseudogracilis F. Sklenar, Ž. Jurjević & Hubka
- Aspergillus restrictus
- Aspergillus reticulatus F. Sklenar, Ž. Jurjević, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Aspergillus salinicola Zalar, F. Sklenar, Visagie & Hubka
- Aspergillus tardicrescens F. Sklenar, Houbraken, Zalar, & Hubka
- Aspergillus villosus F. Sklenar, S.W. Peterson & Hubka
- Eurotium
- food spoilage
- indoor fungi
- linear discriminant analysis
- multigene phylogeny
- multispecies coalescent model
- sick building syndrome
- xerophilic fungi
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Talbot JJ, Houbraken J, Frisvad JC, Samson RA, Kidd SE, Pitt J, Lindsay S, Beatty JA, Barrs VR. Discovery of Aspergillus frankstonensis sp. nov. during environmental sampling for animal and human fungal pathogens. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181660. [PMID: 28792943 PMCID: PMC5549889 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Invasive fungal infections (IFI) due to species in Aspergillus section Fumigati (ASF), including the Aspergillus viridinutans species complex (AVSC), are increasingly reported in humans and cats. The risk of exposure to these medically important fungi in Australia is unknown. Air and soil was sampled from the domiciles of pet cats diagnosed with these IFI and from a nature reserve in Frankston, Victoria, where Aspergillus viridinutans sensu stricto was discovered in 1954. Of 104 ASF species isolated, 61% were A. fumigatus sensu stricto, 9% were AVSC (A. felis-clade and A. frankstonensis sp. nov.) and 30% were other species (30%). Seven pathogenic ASF species known to cause disease in humans and animals (A. felis-clade, A. fischeri, A. thermomutatus, A. lentulus, A. laciniosus A. fumisynnematus, A. hiratsukae) comprised 25% of isolates overall. AVSC species were only isolated from Frankston soil where they were abundant, suggesting a particular ecological niche. Phylogenetic, morphological and metabolomic analyses of these isolates identified a new species, A. frankstonensis that is phylogenetically distinct from other AVSC species, heterothallic and produces a unique array of extrolites, including the UV spectrum characterized compounds DOLD, RAIMO and CALBO. Shared morphological and physiological characteristics with other AVSC species include slow sporulation, optimal growth at 37°C, no growth at 50°C, and viriditoxin production. Overall, the risk of environmental exposure to pathogenic species in ASF in Australia appears to be high, but there was no evidence of direct environmental exposure to AVSC species in areas where humans and cats cohabitate.
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- Jessica J Talbot
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- National Mycology Reference Centre, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Food Science, CSIRO, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Giusiano GE, Piontelli E, Fernández MS, Mangiaterra ML, Cattana ME, Kocsubé S, Varga J. Biodiversity of species of Aspergillus section Fumigati in semi-desert soils in Argentina. Rev Argent Microbiol 2017; 49:247-254. [PMID: 28551307 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2017.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The distribution of Aspergillus species in soil has been widely studied all over the world. The aim of this study was the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of species Aspergillus belonging to section Fumigati present in soils from two Argentinian semi-desert areas having different geological conditions. Altogether, 23 isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Fumigati were recovered and identified using a polyphasic approach including phenotypic and molecular identifications. Aspergillus fumigatus sensu stricto and Aspergillus fumigatiaffinis had the highest frequency, of occurrence while isolates closely related to Aspergillus udagawae and Aspergillus felis were rarely observed. A. fumigatiaffinis and isolates closer to A. udagawae were isolated for the first time from Argentinian soils and this is the first report on the occurrence of species belonging to the A. felis clade in South America. Recent scientific interests in biodiversity, as well as the increasing importance of aspergilli as causative agents of human and animal diseases increase the need to understand the diversity and occurrence of these fungi in nature.
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- Gustavo E Giusiano
- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Departamento de Micología, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
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- Universidad de Valparaíso, Escuela de Medicina, Cátedra de Micología, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Departamento de Micología, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Departamento de Micología, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Departamento de Micología, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Nakamura S, Sato H, Tanaka R, Kusuya Y, Takahashi H, Yaguchi T. Ribosomal subunit protein typing using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the identification and discrimination of Aspergillus species. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:100. [PMID: 28441930 PMCID: PMC5405522 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Accurate identification of Aspergillus species is a very important subject. Mass spectral fingerprinting using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is generally employed for the rapid identification of fungal isolates. However, the results are based on simple mass spectral pattern-matching, with no peak assignment and no taxonomic input. We propose here a ribosomal subunit protein (RSP) typing technique using MALDI-TOF MS for the identification and discrimination of Aspergillus species. The results are concluded to be phylogenetic in that they reflect the molecular evolution of housekeeping RSPs. Results The amino acid sequences of RSPs of genome-sequenced strains of Aspergillus species were first verified and compared to compile a reliable biomarker list for the identification of Aspergillus species. In this process, we revealed that many amino acid sequences of RSPs (about 10–60%, depending on strain) registered in the public protein databases needed to be corrected or newly added. The verified RSPs were allocated to RSP types based on their mass. Peak assignments of RSPs of each sample strain as observed by MALDI-TOF MS were then performed to set RSP type profiles, which were then further processed by means of cluster analysis. The resulting dendrogram based on RSP types showed a relatively good concordance with the tree based on β-tubulin gene sequences. RSP typing was able to further discriminate the strains belonging to Aspergillus section Fumigati. Conclusions The RSP typing method could be applied to identify Aspergillus species, even for species within section Fumigati. The discrimination power of RSP typing appears to be comparable to conventional β-tubulin gene analysis. This method would therefore be suitable for species identification and discrimination at the strain to species level. Because RSP typing can characterize the strains within section Fumigati, this method has potential as a powerful and reliable tool in the field of clinical microbiology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-017-1009-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sayaka Nakamura
- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan.
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8673, Japan
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Talbot JJ, Barrs VR. One-health pathogens in the Aspergillus viridinutans complex. Med Mycol 2017; 56:1-12. [DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myx016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Frisvad JC, Larsen TO. Extrolites of Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Pathogenic Species in Aspergillus Section Fumigati. Front Microbiol 2016; 6:1485. [PMID: 26779142 PMCID: PMC4703822 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus is an important opportunistic human pathogen known for its production of a large array of extrolites. Up to 63 species have been described in Aspergillus section Fumigati, some of which have also been reliably reported to be pathogenic, including A. felis, A. fischeri, A. fumigatiaffinis, A. fumisynnematus, A. hiratsukae, A. laciniosus, A. lentulus, A. novofumigatus, A. parafelis, A. pseudofelis, A. pseudoviridinutans, A. spinosus, A. thermomutatus, and A. udagawae. These species share the production of hydrophobins, melanins, and siderophores and ability to grow well at 37°C, but they only share some small molecule extrolites, that could be important factors in pathogenicity. According to the literature gliotoxin and other exometabolites can be contributing factors to pathogenicity, but these exometabolites are apparently not produced by all pathogenic species. It is our hypothesis that species unable to produce some of these metabolites can produce proxy-exometabolites that may serve the same function. We tabulate all exometabolites reported from species in Aspergillus section Fumigati and by comparing the profile of those extrolites, suggest that those producing many different kinds of exometabolites are potential opportunistic pathogens. The exometabolite data also suggest that the profile of exometabolites are highly specific and can be used for identification of these closely related species.
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- Jens C. Frisvad
- Section of Eukaryotic Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Frisvad JC, Larsen TO. Chemodiversity in the genus Aspergillus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7859-77. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6839-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hubka V, Nissen CV, Jensen RH, Arendrup MC, Cmokova A, Kubatova A, Skorepova M, Kolarik M. Discovery of a sexual stage inTrichophyton onychocola, a presumed geophilic dermatophyte isolated from toenails of patients with a history ofT. rubrumonychomycosis. Med Mycol 2015; 53:798-809. [DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myv044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Barrs VR, Ujvari B, Dhand NK, Peters IR, Talbot J, Johnson LR, Billen F, Martin P, Beatty JA, Belov K. Detection of Aspergillus-specific antibodies by agar gel double immunodiffusion and IgG ELISA in feline upper respiratory tract aspergillosis. Vet J 2014; 203:285-9. [PMID: 25634077 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Feline upper respiratory tract aspergillosis (URTA) is an emerging infectious disease. The aims of this study were: (1) to assess the diagnostic value of detection of Aspergillus-specific antibodies using an agar gel double immunodiffusion (AGID) assay and an indirect immunoglobulin G (IgG) ELISA; and (2) to determine if an aspergillin derived from mycelia of Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus can be used to detect serum antibodies against cryptic Aspergillus spp. in Aspergillus section Fumigati. Sera from cats with URTA (group 1: n = 21) and two control groups (group 2: cats with other upper respiratory tract diseases, n = 25; group 3: healthy cats and cats with non-respiratory, non-fungal illness, n = 84) were tested. Isolates from cats with URTA comprised A. fumigatus (n = 5), A. flavus (n = 1) and four cryptic species: Aspergillus felis (n = 12), Aspergillus thermomutatus (Neosartorya pseudofischeri, n = 1), Aspergillus lentulus (n = 1) and Aspergillus udagawae (n = 1). Brachycephalic purebred cats were significantly more likely to develop URTA than other breeds (P = 0.013). The sensitivity (Se) of the AGID was 43% and the specificity (Sp) was 100%. At a cut-off value of 6 ELISA units/mL, the Se of the IgG ELISA was 95.2% and the Sp was 92% and 92.9% for groups 2 and 3 cats, respectively. Aspergillus-specific antibodies against all four cryptic species were detected in one or both assays. Assay Se was not associated with species identity. Detection of Aspergillus-specific antibodies by IgG ELISA has high Se and Sp for diagnosis of feline URTA.
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- V R Barrs
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- TDDS, Innovation Centre, University of Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Hubka V, Nováková A, Kolařík M, Jurjević Ž, Peterson SW. Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov. Mycologia 2014; 107:169-208. [PMID: 25344259 DOI: 10.3852/14-059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Aspergillus section Flavipedes contains species found worldwide in soils and rhizospheres, indoor and cave environments, as endophytes, food contaminants and occasionally as human pathogens. They produce many extensively studied bioactive secondary metabolites and biotechnologically relevant enzymes. The taxa were revised based on phylogenetic analysis of sequences from four loci (β-tubulin, calmodulin, RPB2, ITS rDNA), two PCR fingerprinting methods, micro- and macromorphology and physiology. Section Flavipedes includes three known and seven new species: A. ardalensis, A. frequens, A. luppii, A. mangaliensis, A. movilensis, A. polyporicola and A. spelaeus. The name A. neoflavipes was proposed for Fennellia flavipes a distinct species from its supposed asexual state A. flavipes. Aspergillus iizukae, A. frequens and A. mangaliensis are the most common and widely distributed species, whereas A. flavipes s. str. is rare. A dichotomous key based on the combination of morphology and physiology is provided for all recognized species. Aspergillus section Jani is established to contain A. janus and A. brevijanus, species previously classified as members of sect. Versicolores, Terrei or Flavipedes. This new section is strongly supported by phylogenetic data and morphology. Section Jani species produce three types of conidiophores and conidia, and colonies have green and white sectors making them distinctive. Accessory conidia found in pathogenic A. terreus were found in all members of sects. Flavipedes and Jani. Our data indicated that A. frequens is a clinically relevant and produces accessory conidia during infection.
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- Vit Hubka
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech RepublicInstitute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic, and Institute of Soil Biology, Biology Centre AS CR, v.v.i., Na Sádkách 7, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic, and Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- EMSL Analytical Inc., 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, New Jersey 08077
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- Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61604
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Genetic relatedness versus biological compatibility between Aspergillus fumigatus and related species. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52:3707-21. [PMID: 25100816 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01704-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Aspergillus section Fumigati contains 12 clinically relevant species. Among these Aspergillus species, A. fumigatus is the most frequent agent of invasive aspergillosis, followed by A. lentulus and A. viridinutans. Genealogical concordance and mating experiments were performed to examine the relationship between phylogenetic distance and mating success in these three heterothallic species. Analyses of 19 isolates from section Fumigati revealed the presence of three previously unrecognized species within the broadly circumscribed species A. viridinutans. A single mating type was found in the new species Aspergillus pseudofelis and Aspergillus pseudoviridinutans, but in Aspergillus parafelis, both mating types were present. Reciprocal interspecific pairings of all species in the study showed that the only successful crosses occurred with the MAT1-2 isolates of both A. parafelis and A. pseudofelis. The MAT1-2 isolate of A. parafelis was fertile when paired with the MAT1-1 isolates of A. fumigatus, A. viridinutans, A. felis, A. pseudoviridinutans, and A. wyomingensis but was not fertile with the MAT1-1 isolate of A. lentulus. The MAT1-2 isolates of A. pseudofelis were fertile when paired with the MAT1-1 isolate of A. felis but not with any of the other species. The general infertility in the interspecies crossings suggests that genetically unrelated species are also biologically incompatible, with the MAT1-2 isolates of A. parafelis and A. pseudofelis being the exception. Our findings underscore the importance of genealogical concordance analysis for species circumscription, as well as for accurate species identification, since misidentification of morphologically similar pathogens with differences in innate drug resistance may be of grave consequences for disease management.
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Hubka V, Lyskova P, Frisvad JC, Peterson SW, Skorepova M, Kolarik M. Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. discovered during molecular reidentification of clinical isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Candidi. Med Mycol 2014; 52:565-76. [PMID: 24951723 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myu022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The identity of nine clinical isolates recovered from Czech patients and presumptively identified as Aspergillus sp. section Candidi based on colony morphology was revised using sequences of β-tubulin, calmodulin gene sequence, and internal transcribed spacer rDNA. Six isolates were from suspected and proven onychomycosis, one from otitis externa, and two associated with probable invasive aspergillosis. The results showed that one Aspergillus candidus isolate was the cause of otitis externa, and both isolates obtained from sputa of patients with probable invasive aspergillosis were reidentified as A. carneus (sect. Terrei) and A. flavus (sect. Flavi). Three isolates from nail scrapings were identified as A. tritici, a verified agent of nondermatophyte onychomycosis. One isolate from toenail was determined to be A. candidus and the two isolates belonged to a hitherto undescribed species, Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. This species is well supported by phylogenetic analysis based on β-tubulin and calmodulin gene and is distinguishable from other members of sect. Candidi by red-brown reverse on malt extract agar, slow growth on Czapek-Dox agar and inability to grow at 37°C. A secondary metabolite analysis was also provided with comparison of metabolite spectrum to other species. Section Candidi now encompasses five species for which a dichotomous key based on colony characteristics is provided. All clinical isolates were tested for susceptibilities to selected antifungal agents using the Etest and disc diffusion method. Overall sect. Candidi members are highly susceptible to common antifungals.
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- Vit Hubka
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Praha 2, Czech Republic Laboratory of Fungal Genetics and Metabolism, Institute of Microbiology of the AS CR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Medical Mycology, Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Mycobacteriology Prague, Public Health Institute in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department for Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Soltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, 128 01 Praha 2, Czech Republic Laboratory of Fungal Genetics and Metabolism, Institute of Microbiology of the AS CR, v.v.i., Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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Samson R, Visagie C, Houbraken J, Hong SB, Hubka V, Klaassen C, Perrone G, Seifert K, Susca A, Tanney J, Varga J, Kocsubé S, Szigeti G, Yaguchi T, Frisvad J. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus. Stud Mycol 2014; 78:141-73. [PMID: 25492982 PMCID: PMC4260807 DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 626] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Aspergillus comprises a diverse group of species based on morphological, physiological and phylogenetic characters, which significantly impact biotechnology, food production, indoor environments and human health. Aspergillus was traditionally associated with nine teleomorph genera, but phylogenetic data suggest that together with genera such as Polypaecilum, Phialosimplex, Dichotomomyces and Cristaspora, Aspergillus forms a monophyletic clade closely related to Penicillium. Changes in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants resulted in the move to one name per species, meaning that a decision had to be made whether to keep Aspergillus as one big genus or to split it into several smaller genera. The International Commission of Penicillium and Aspergillus decided to keep Aspergillus instead of using smaller genera. In this paper, we present the arguments for this decision. We introduce new combinations for accepted species presently lacking an Aspergillus name and provide an updated accepted species list for the genus, now containing 339 species. To add to the scientific value of the list, we include information about living ex-type culture collection numbers and GenBank accession numbers for available representative ITS, calmodulin, β-tubulin and RPB2 sequences. In addition, we recommend a standard working technique for Aspergillus and propose calmodulin as a secondary identification marker.
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- R.A. Samson
- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, NL-3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, NL-3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Uppsalalaan 8, NL-3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, C70 Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, 532 SZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production National Research Council, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Biodiversity (Mycology), Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production National Research Council, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Biodiversity (Mycology), Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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- Department of Systems Biology, Building 221, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Houbraken J, de Vries RP, Samson RA. Modern taxonomy of biotechnologically important Aspergillus and Penicillium species. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2014; 86:199-249. [PMID: 24377856 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800262-9.00004-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Taxonomy is a dynamic discipline and name changes of fungi with biotechnological, industrial, or medical importance are often difficult to understand for researchers in the applied field. Species belonging to the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium are commonly used or isolated, and inadequate taxonomy or uncertain nomenclature of these genera can therefore lead to tremendous confusion. Misidentification of strains used in biotechnology can be traced back to (1) recent changes in nomenclature, (2) new taxonomic insights, including description of new species, and/or (3) incorrect identifications. Changes in the recent published International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants will lead to numerous name changes of existing Aspergillus and Penicillium species and an overview of the current names of biotechnological important species is given. Furthermore, in (biotechnological) literature old and invalid names are still used, such as Aspergillus awamori, A. foetidus, A. kawachii, Talaromyces emersonii, Acremonium cellulolyticus, and Penicillium funiculosum. An overview of these and other species with their correct names is presented. Furthermore, the biotechnologically important species Talaromyces thermophilus is here combined in Thermomyces as Th. dupontii. The importance of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and related genera is also illustrated by the high number of undertaken genome sequencing projects. A number of these strains are incorrectly identified or atypical strains are selected for these projects. Recommendations for correct strain selection are given here. Phylogenetic analysis shows a close relationship between the genome-sequenced strains of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Monascus. Talaromyces stipitatus and T. marneffei (syn. Penicillium marneffei) are closely related to Thermomyces lanuginosus and Th. dupontii (syn. Talaromyces thermophilus), and these species appear to be distantly related to Aspergillus and Penicillium. In the last part of this review, an overview of heterothallic reproduction in Aspergillus and Penicillium is given. The new insights in the taxonomy of Aspergillus, Penicillium, and related genera will help to interpret the results generated with comparative genomics studies or other studies dealing with evolution of, for example, enzymes, mating-type loci, virulence genes, and secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters.
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- Jos Houbraken
- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Barrs VR, Beatty JA, Dhand NK, Talbot JJ, Bell E, Abraham LA, Chapman P, Bennett S, van Doorn T, Makara M. Computed tomographic features of feline sino-nasal and sino-orbital aspergillosis. Vet J 2014; 201:215-22. [PMID: 24685469 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Feline upper respiratory tract aspergillosis (URTA) occurs as two distinct anatomical forms, namely, sino-nasal aspergillosis (SNA) and sino-orbital aspergillosis (SOA). An emerging pathogen, Aspergillus felis, is frequently involved. The pathogenesis of URTA, in particular the relationship between the infecting isolate and outcome, is poorly understood. In this study, computed tomography was used to investigate the route of fungal infection and extension in 16 cases (SNA n = 7, SOA n = 9) where the infecting isolate had been identified by molecular testing. All cases had nasal cavity involvement except for one cat with SNA that had unilateral frontal sinus changes. There was a strong association between the infecting species and anatomic form (P = 0.005). A. fumigatus infections remained within the sino-nasal cavity, while cryptic species infections were associated with orbital and paranasal soft-tissue involvement and with orbital lysis. Cryptic species were further associated with a mass in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses or nasopharynx. Orbital masses showed heterogeneous contrast enhancement, with central coalescing hypoattenuating foci and peripheral rim enhancement. Severe, cavitated turbinate lysis, typical of canine SNA, was present only in cats with SNA. These findings support the hypothesis that the nasal cavity is the portal of entry for fungal spores in feline URTA and that the route of extension to involve the orbit is via direct naso-orbital communication from bone lysis. Additionally, a pathogenic role for A. wyomingensis and a sinolith in a cat with A. udagawae infection are reported for the first time.
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- V R Barrs
- Valentine Charlton Cat Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Valentine Charlton Cat Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Farm Animal and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2570, Australia
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- Valentine Charlton Cat Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia
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- University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia
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- Veterinary Speciality and Emergency Centre, Levittown, 301 Veterans Highway, Philadelphia, PA, 19056, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Department of Applied and Industrial Mycology, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Valentine Charlton Cat Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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