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Heidari S, Gheisari M, Abastabar M, Pourabdollah M, Mirenayat MS, Basharzad N, Seifi S, Tavakoli M, Jafarzadeh J, Ansari S, Haghani I, Seyedmousavi S, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Hedayati MT. Genotyping and In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Neoscytalidium Species Isolates from Respiratory Tract. Mycopathologia 2021; 186:833-845. [PMID: 34264483 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-021-00545-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The fungus genus Neoscytalidium is mainly distributed in (sub) tropical regions of the world and has been essentially considered as a phytopathogen. There are however several reports of human infection caused by Neoscytalidium spp. through direct or indirect contact with contaminated plants or soil. Reliable and accurate identification to species level is critical for implementing proper therapeutic strategies. In the present study we investigated the genotypes and in vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of Neoscytalidium species identified from respiratory tracts of patients with various underlying diseases. The identity and diversity of the isolates were done using PCR and sequencing of five different loci (the ITS region, D1/D2 domains of 28S rRNA gene, and part of the beta tubulin, elongation factor 1α and chitin synthase genes). The in-vitro antifungal susceptibility was also performed using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) M38-Ed3-2017 guidelines. Overall, 13 isolates were identified as Neoscytalidium species (eight N. dimidiatum and five N. novaehollandiae). Two sequence types (STs) were identified by the alignment of 1846 combined base pairs among 13 clinical isolates. All isolates classified as N. dimidiatum were clustered in ST6 (61.5%) and those of N. novaehollandiae were in ST7 (38.5%). Luliconazole was the most active antifungal in vitro against species. This is the first report of N. novaehollandiae isolation from respiratory tracts samples. Further study from other regions of the world with a larger set of clinical specimens is required to provide additional insight into diversity of Neoscytalidium species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Somaye Heidari
- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.,Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Lung Transplantation Research Center (LTRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NIRTLD), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Labbafinejad Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.,Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.,Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Medical Mycology Reference Laboratory, National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- Invasive Fungi Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. .,Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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James JE, Santhanam J, Lee MC, Wong CX, Sabaratnam P, Yusoff H, Tzar MN, Razak MFA. In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum Clinical Isolates from Malaysia. Mycopathologia 2016; 182:305-313. [DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0085-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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