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Cortés-López PN, Guzmán-Montijo E, Fuentes-Venado CE, Arenas R, Bonifaz A, Pinto-Almazán R, Martínez-Herrera E. Cutaneous fusarium disease and leukaemias: A systematic review. Mycoses 2024; 67:e13759. [PMID: 39012211 DOI: 10.1111/myc.13759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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The present study analyses the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with cutaneous fusarium through a systematic review of cases reported in literature. A total of 39 cases were included, of which 53% were men, 30% were women, and in 17% the sex was not specified. The age ranged from 5 to 85 years. Most cases were reported in Brazil, followed by Japan and United States of America. The most common agent was Fusarium solani, in 37.5% of the patients. Most of the affected individuals had acute myeloid leukaemia and some of the predisposing factors, which included induction chemotherapy, febrile neutropenia, and bone marrow transplantation. The clinical topography of the lesions was located in 27.5% and disseminated in 72.5%, with the most observed clinical feature outstanding the presence of papules and nodules with central necrosis in 47% of the cases. Longer survival was demonstrated in those treated with more than three antifungals. It is concluded that cutaneous fusarium is a complex and challenging clinical entity, infection in patients with leukaemias underscores the need for thorough care to decrease morbidity and mortality.
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- Paulina Nundehui Cortés-López
- Sección de Micología, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González", Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital General de Zona No 197, Texcoco, Mexico
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- Sección de Micología, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González", Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Departamento de Micología, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Fundación Vithas, Grupo Hospitalario Vithas, Madrid, Spain
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Fundación Vithas, Grupo Hospitalario Vithas, Madrid, Spain
- Efficiency, Quality, and Costs in Health Services Research Group (EFISALUD), Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), Servizo Galego de Saúde-Universidade de Vigo (UVIGO), Vigo, Spain
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Caliskan ZC, Karahan G, Koray N, Gokcinar Y, Gülmez D, Arikan-Akdagli S, Unal S, Uzun O. Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis by Fusarium proliferatum/annulatum in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report and review of the literature. J Mycol Med 2024; 34:101461. [PMID: 38310659 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2024.101461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Antifungal prophylaxis with a mold-effective agent has led to a substantial decrease in invasive infections caused by Aspergillus spp. in the management of patients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy. However, difficult-to-treat infections caused by other molds, such as Fusarium, Lomentospora, and Scedosporium species may still complicate the neutropenic period. Here, we present a case of a 23-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who developed a breakthrough invasive fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum/annulatum on posaconazole prophylaxis. The infection was diagnosed using clinical, microbiological, and radiological criteria and the isolate was identified using Matrix Assisted Lazer Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and sequencing. We searched Pubmed with "Fusarium proliferatum", "Fusarium annulatum", "immunosuppression AND fusariosis", "rhinosinusitis AND Fusarium proliferatum" and summarized the English literature for similar rhinosinusitis cases infected with the same pathogen.
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- Zeynep Cansu Caliskan
- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey
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Yu Y, Chen H, Li S, Liu W, Fu M. Simultaneous infection with Fusarium proliferatum and Prototheca wickerhamii localized at different body sites. Med Mycol Case Rep 2023; 42:100610. [PMID: 37808220 PMCID: PMC10551560 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.100610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Subcutaneous infections caused by two unusual fungi are rare. Here we report an elderly woman with long-term glucocorticoid use who was infected with Fusarium proliferatum on the right dorsum of the hand presenting with a verrucous plaque and Prototheca wickerhamii on the left dorsum of the hand presenting with geographic ulcers with erythematous plaques. The diagnosis was made through histopathological examination of skin samples and fungal culture, with identification through molecular examination. She was successfully treated with voriconazole.
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- Yu Yu
- Department of Medical Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.12, Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.12, Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- Department of Venereology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.12, Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- Department of Medical Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.12, Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- Department of Medical Mycology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.12, Jiangwangmiao Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, 210042, China
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Sommaggio LRD, Oliveira FA, Malvestiti JA, Mazzeo DEC, Levy CE, Dantas RF, Marin-Morales MA. Assessment of phytotoxic potential and pathogenic bacteria removal from secondary effluents during ozonation and UV/H 2O 2. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 318:115522. [PMID: 35759961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Wastewater reuse is an important strategy for water resource management. For this reason, the disinfection process must be appropriated, eliminating pathogenic microorganisms. Ozonation (O3) and UV/H2O2 treatments can be used for effluent disinfection, but few studies just address the Escherichia coli quantification. In this study, secondary effluents from two wastewater treatment plants with different characteristics were exposed to O3 (5 and 10 mg L-1) or UV/H2O2 (H2O2: 90 mg L-1) treatments and evaluated by BD Phoenix ™ 100 (Becton Dickinson, USA) and MALDI-TOF for the characterization of the indigenous microorganisms in the effluents, before and after treatments. Additionally, all the samples were tested for phytotoxicity by Lactuca sativa bioassay. The results showed that the highest ozone dose and the UV/H2O2 treatment were effective in removing E. coli. UV/H2O2 was more efficient as it eliminated most of the microorganisms. Acinetobacter sp., Aeromonas and Pseudomonas were still found after O3 treatment. Bacillus sp. was found after O3 and UV/H2O2 treatments. The results with L. sativa showed inhibition of root growth for all dry period (low rainfall) samples of one of the WWTP, due to the high concentration of the phytotoxicity compounds. For environmental and human health safety, treated effluents should be evaluated for their toxic and pathogenic potential before being released into the environment. Pathogens evaluation on treated effluents should cover a wider range of pathogenic microorganisms than those routinely required by legislation.
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- Lais Roberta Deroldo Sommaggio
- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Av. 24-A, 1515, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Alexander Fleming, 105, 13081-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Plant and Animal Production, Center for Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Araras, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Alexander Fleming, 105, 13081-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- School of Technology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Paschoal Marmo 1888, 13484332, Limeira, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Av. 24-A, 1515, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
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Habibi N, Uddin S, Behbehani M, Al Salameen F, Razzack NA, Zakir F, Shajan A, Alam F. Bacterial and fungal communities in indoor aerosols from two Kuwaiti hospitals. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:955913. [PMID: 35966680 PMCID: PMC9366136 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.955913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The airborne transmission of COVID-19 has drawn immense attention to bioaerosols. The topic is highly relevant in the indoor hospital environment where vulnerable patients are treated and healthcare workers are exposed to various pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes. Knowledge of the microbial communities in such settings will enable precautionary measures to prevent any hospital-mediated outbreak and better assess occupational exposure of the healthcare workers. This study presents a baseline of the bacterial and fungal population of two major hospitals in Kuwait dealing with COVID patients, and in a non-hospital setting through targeted amplicon sequencing. The predominant bacteria of bioaerosols were Variovorax (9.44%), Parvibaculum (8.27%), Pseudonocardia (8.04%), Taonella (5.74%), Arthrospira (4.58%), Comamonas (3.84%), Methylibium (3.13%), Sphingobium (4.46%), Zoogloea (2.20%), and Sphingopyxis (2.56%). ESKAPEE pathogens, such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and Escherichia, were also found in lower abundances. The fungi were represented by Wilcoxinia rehmii (64.38%), Aspergillus ruber (9.11%), Penicillium desertorum (3.89%), Leptobacillium leptobactrum (3.20%), Humicola grisea (2.99%), Ganoderma sichuanense (1.42%), Malassezia restricta (0.74%), Heterophoma sylvatica (0.49%), Fusarium proliferatum (0.46%), and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (0.23%). Some common and unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of bacteria and fungi were also recorded at each site; this inter-site variability shows that exhaled air can be a source of this variation. The alpha-diversity indices suggested variance in species richness and abundance in hospitals than in non-hospital sites. The community structure of bacteria varied spatially (ANOSIM r 2 = 0.181-0.243; p < 0.05) between the hospital and non-hospital sites, whereas fungi were more or less homogenous. Key taxa specific to the hospitals were Defluvicoccales, fungi, Ganodermataceae, Heterophoma, and H. sylvatica compared to Actinobacteria, Leptobacillium, L. leptobacillium, and Cordycipitaceae at the non-hospital site (LefSe, FDR q ≤ 0.05). The hospital/non-hospital MD index > 1 indicated shifts in the microbial communities of indoor air in hospitals. These findings highlight the need for regular surveillance of indoor hospital environments to prevent future outbreaks.
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- Environment and Life Science Research Centre, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Horisawa S, Iwamoto K. Identification and Typing of Strains of Wood-Rotting Basidiomycetes by Protein Profiling Using MALDI-TOF MS. BIOTECH 2022; 11:biotech11030030. [PMID: 35997338 PMCID: PMC9397059 DOI: 10.3390/biotech11030030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The accurate identification and proper typing of basidiomycetes are required in medical, sanitary maintenance, agriculture, and biotechnology fields. A diagnostic method based on information from whole-cell proteins acquired by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was investigated to identify wood-rotting fungi, a group of filamentous fungi. In this study, mass spectra of intracellular peptides obtained from cultured mycelia of 50 strains of 10 wood-rotting fungal species were obtained multiple times and mass spectral patterns (MSPs) consisting of peaks that characterized the fungal species or strain was created to construct an in-house database. The species identification was conducted by comparing the newly obtained raw mass spectra with the MSPs in the database using the MALDI Biotyper. The results showed that the peak patterns of the mass spectra were reproducible and matched at the strain level. A cluster analysis based on the MSPs was also conducted to examine inter-and intraspecific diversity among the tested wood-rotting basidiomycetes. Most of the fungal strains examined in this study could be identified to a species level; however, the strains belonging to Pleurotus could only be identified to a genus level. This was due to an intraspecific variation, so the identification accuracy could be amendable with a more enhanced database.
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- Sakae Horisawa
- Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Kami-gun, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, Kami-gun, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
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Development and Validation of an In-House Library for Filamentous Fungi Identification by MALDI-TOF MS in a Clinical Laboratory in Medellin (Colombia). Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8091362. [PMID: 32899976 PMCID: PMC7563289 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Identification of filamentous fungi by conventional phenotypic methods are time-consuming, and a correct identification at the species level is prone to errors. Therefore, a more accurate and faster time-to-results, and cost-effective technique, is required, such as the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). In this study, we describe the development of an in-house spectra library for the identification of filamentous fungi frequently isolated from patients with infections. An in-house spectra library was constructed using 14 reference strains grown in solid medium. Clinical isolates were identified either by the in-house spectra library or the Biotyper commercial library from Bruker Daltonics. Fungal identification was carried following the Biotyper’s established scores: ≤1.699: not reliably identified (NRI); 1.700–1.999: genus-level; ≥2.000: species-level. Clinical isolates were identified, with the in-house library, at species- and genus-level at 88.70% (55) and 3.22% (2), respectively. While 4.80% (3) was NRI and 3.22% (2) was discrepant concerning sequencing. On the contrary, identification up to species and genus-level with the commercial library was 44.44% (16) and 22.22% (8), respectively. NRI and the discrepancy was 30.55% (11) and 2.77% (1), respectively. For the reaming 26 isolates, 16 from Neoscytalidium dimidiatum and 10 from Sporothrix spp., respectively, the absence of spectrum and the specific spectra within the Sporothrix complex in the commercial library resulted in the inability to obtain an identification. In conclusion, the current results advocate the importance that each clinical microbiological laboratory needs to develop an ad hoc library associated with the MALDI-TOF MS fungal identification to overcome the limitations of the available commercial libraries.
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Wigmann ÉF, Behr J, Vogel RF, Niessen L. MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting for identification and differentiation of species within the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:5323-5337. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09794-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lopes RB, Faria M, Souza DA, Bloch C, Silva LP, Humber RA. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry applied to identifying species of insect-pathogenic fungi from the Metarhizium anisopliae complex. Mycologia 2017; 106:865-78. [DOI: 10.3852/13-401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia DF, CP 02372, 70770-917, Brazil
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- USDA-ARS Biological Integrated Pest Management Research, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, 538 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853
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MALDI-TOF MS has become the standard method for routine identification of most microbial organisms in clinical laboratories and has largely replaced biochemical assays. Classification relies on extensive well curated databases, ideally covering the full spectrum of microorganisms encountered in the specimens at hands. The protocols for harvesting cells and procuring material suitable for downstream MALDI-TOF MS analyses vary in specific details between the different groups of organisms, e.g., gram-positive or -negative bacteria, mycobacteria, or fungi. With respect to fungi, methods further vary between yeasts and moulds; and even among different mould genera if they do not lyse in a similar fashion. Purification of microbial materials from clinical specimen allows the direct identification of bacteria; however this is not yet fully adapted to fungi. In this chapter, I look into the differences between the underlying methods for yeast and moulds, and for production of samples suitable for MALDI-TOF MS species identification from cultures and different clinical materials.
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- Oliver Bader
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Kreuzbergring 57, Göttingen, D-37075, Germany.
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Major phytopathogens and strains from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) are differentiated by MALDI-MS lipid and/or peptide/protein profiles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 409:1765-1777. [PMID: 28028594 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-0133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Phytopathogens are the main disease agents that promote attack of cocoa plantations in all tropical countries. The similarity of the symptoms caused by different phytopathogens makes the reliable identification of the diverse species a challenge. Correct identification is important in the monitoring and management of these pests. Here we show that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) in combination with multivariate data analysis is able to rapidly and reliably differentiate cocoa phytopathogens, namely Moniliophthora perniciosa, Phytophthora palmivora, P. capsici, P. citrophthora, P. heveae, Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, C. paradoxa, and C. fimbriata. MALDI-MS reveals unique peptide/protein and lipid profiles which differentiate these phytopathogens at the level of genus, species, and single strain coming from different hosts or cocoa tissues collected in several plantations/places. This fast methodology based on molecular biomarkers is also shown to be sufficiently reproducible and selective and therefore seems to offer a suitable tool to guide the correct application of sanitary defense approaches for infected cocoa plantations. International trading of cocoa plants and products could also be efficiently monitored by MALDI-MS. It could, for instance, prevent the entry of new phytopathogens into a country, e.g., as in the case of Moniliophthora roreri fungus that is present in all cocoa plantations of countries bordering Brazil, but that has not yet attacked Brazilian plantations. Graphical Abstract Secure identification of phytopathogens attacking cocoa plantations has been demonstrated via typical chemical profiles provided by mass spectrometric screening.
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Ulrich S, Biermaier B, Bader O, Wolf G, Straubinger RK, Didier A, Sperner B, Schwaiger K, Gareis M, Gottschalk C. Identification of Stachybotrys spp. by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:7565-7581. [PMID: 27475444 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9800-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stachybotrys (S.) spp. are omnipresent cellulolytic molds. Some species are highly toxic owing to their ability to synthesize various secondary metabolites such as macrocyclic trichothecenes or hemolysins. The reliable identification of Stachybotrys at species level is currently limited to genome-based identification. This study aimed to establish a fast and reliable MALDI-TOF MS identification method by optimizing the pre-analytical steps for protein extraction for subsequent generation of high-quality fingerprint mass spectra. Eight reference strains of the American Type Culture Collection and the Technical University of Denmark were cultivated in triplicate (biological repetitions) for 2 days in malt extract broth. The mycelia (1.5 ml) were first washed with 75 % ethanol and an additional washing step with dimethyl sulfoxide (10 %) was added to remove unspecific low weight masses. Furthermore, mycelia were broken with roughened glass beads in formic acid (70 %) and acetonitrile. The method was successfully applied to a total of 45 isolates of Stachybotrys originating from three different habitats (indoor, feed, and food samples; n = 15 each): Twenty-seven isolates of S. chartarum and 18 isolates of S. chlorohalonata could be identified by MALDI-TOF MS. The data obtained exactly matched those obtained by genome-based identification. The mean score values for S. chartarum ranged from 2.509 to 2.739 and from 2.148 to 2.622 for S. chlorohalonata with a very good reproducibility: the relative standard deviations were between 0.3 % and 6.8 %. Thus, MALDI-TOF MS proved to be a fast and reliable alternative to identification of Stachybotrys spp. by nucleotide amplification and sequencing.
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- Sebastian Ulrich
- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
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- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Kreuzbergring 57, 37075, Goettingen, Germany
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- Chair of Microbiology and Mycology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Veterinaerstr. 13, 80539, Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Microbiology and Mycology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Veterinaerstr. 13, 80539, Munich, Germany
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- Chair for Hygiene and Technology of Milk, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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- Chair of Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Sciences, LMU Munich, Schoenleutnerstr. 8, 85764, Oberschleissheim, Germany
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Graça MG, van der Heijden IM, Perdigão L, Taira C, Costa SF, Levin AS. Evaluation of two methods for direct detection of Fusarium spp. in water. J Microbiol Methods 2016; 123:39-43. [PMID: 26844885 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fusarium is a waterborne fungus that causes severe infections especially in patients with prolonged neutropenia. Traditionally, the detection of Fusarium in water is done by culturing which is difficult and time consuming. A faster method is necessary to prevent exposure of susceptible patients to contaminated water. The objective of this study was to develop a molecular technique for direct detection of Fusarium in water. A direct DNA extraction method from water was developed and coupled to a genus-specific PCR, to detect 3 species of Fusarium (verticillioides, oxysporum and solani). The detection limits were 10 cells/L and 1 cell/L for the molecular and culture methods, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first method developed to detect Fusarium directly from water.
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- Mariana G Graça
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; LIM 54, Institute of Tropical Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; LIM 54, Institute of Tropical Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Pathogenic Dimorphic Fungi - Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Investigation 53, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; LIM 54, Institute of Tropical Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; LIM 54, Institute of Tropical Medicine of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ricna D, Lengerova M, Palackova M, Hadrabova M, Kocmanova I, Weinbergerova B, Pavlovsky Z, Volfova P, Bouchnerova J, Mayer J, Racil Z. Disseminated fusariosis by Fusarium proliferatum in a patient with aplastic anaemia receiving primary posaconazole prophylaxis - case report and review of the literature. Mycoses 2015; 59:48-55. [PMID: 26661324 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Disseminated fusariosis is a life-threatening, invasive, opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients, especially those with haematological malignancies. The prognosis is poor because these fungi are resistant to many of the available antifungal agents. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium proliferatum in a patient with severe aplastic anaemia complicated by a secondary infection of Aspergillus flavus, with a fatal outcome. We also review the documented Fusarium infections in immunocompromised hosts.
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- Dita Ricna
- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Pushing the Limits of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry: Beyond Fungal Species Identification. J Fungi (Basel) 2015; 1:367-383. [PMID: 29376916 PMCID: PMC5753130 DOI: 10.3390/jof1030367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) is a powerful analytical tool that has revolutionized microbial identification. Routinely used for bacterial identification, MALDI-TOF has recently been applied to both yeast and filamentous fungi, confirming its pivotal role in the rapid and reliable diagnosis of infections. Subspecies-level identification holds an important role in epidemiological investigations aimed at tracing virulent or drug resistant clones. This review focuses on present and future applications of this versatile tool in the clinical mycology laboratory.
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Su H, Zhang Q, Li L, Zhao Y, Zhu J, Zhu M. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Caused by Fusarium proliferatum in an Agranulocytosis Patient and a Review of Published Reports. Mycopathologia 2015; 181:131-5. [PMID: 26346378 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9937-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Infections caused by Fusarium species are increasing in frequency among immunocompromised hosts, but urinary tract infection (UTI) due to Fusarium proliferatum has not been reported in the literature so far. We describe a case of UTI caused by F. proliferatum in a 47-year-old man who was diagnosed with rectal cancer and metastasis. He underwent radical resection of rectal carcinoma and local resection of hepatic metastases. After the first adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient presented the obvious high fever, severely diarrhea and progressive decline of the white blood cell count. The direct microscopic examination of fungi in urine was positive, and the fungal cultures showed white, cotton-like colony. After the DNA sequencing, it was identified as F. proliferatum. We gave the patient itraconazole and other antibiotics to fight the infection. A month later, the temperature dropped to normal and the results of the direct microscopic examination and culture of fungi in urine turn negative. The itraconazole is effective against F. proliferatum.
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- Huilin Su
- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, No 12, Middle Urumqi Road, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China.
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Singhal N, Kumar M, Kanaujia PK, Virdi JS. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: an emerging technology for microbial identification and diagnosis. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:791. [PMID: 26300860 PMCID: PMC4525378 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 778] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Currently microorganisms are best identified using 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene sequencing. However, in recent years matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a potential tool for microbial identification and diagnosis. During the MALDI-TOF MS process, microbes are identified using either intact cells or cell extracts. The process is rapid, sensitive, and economical in terms of both labor and costs involved. The technology has been readily imbibed by microbiologists who have reported usage of MALDI-TOF MS for a number of purposes like, microbial identification and strain typing, epidemiological studies, detection of biological warfare agents, detection of water- and food-borne pathogens, detection of antibiotic resistance and detection of blood and urinary tract pathogens etc. The limitation of the technology is that identification of new isolates is possible only if the spectral database contains peptide mass fingerprints of the type strains of specific genera/species/subspecies/strains. This review provides an overview of the status and recent applications of mass spectrometry for microbial identification. It also explores the usefulness of this exciting new technology for diagnosis of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
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- Neelja Singhal
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Delhi New Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi New Delhi, India
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Use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for identification of molds of the Fusarium genus. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 53:465-76. [PMID: 25411180 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02213-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rates of infection with Fusarium molds are increasing, and a diverse number of Fusarium spp. belonging to different species complexes can cause infection. Conventional species identification in the clinical laboratory is time-consuming and prone to errors. We therefore evaluated whether matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a useful alternative. The 289 Fusarium strains from the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM)/Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology Mycology (IHEM) culture collection with validated sequence-based identities and comprising 40 species were used in this study. An identification strategy was developed, applying a standardized MALDI-TOF MS assay and an in-house reference spectrum database. In vitro antifungal testing was performed to assess important differences in susceptibility between clinically relevant species/species complexes. We observed that no incorrect species complex identifications were made by MALDI-TOF MS, and 82.8% of the identifications were correct to the species level. This success rate was increased to 91% by lowering the cutoff for identification. Although the identification of the correct species complex member was not always guaranteed, antifungal susceptibility testing showed that discriminating between Fusarium species complexes can be important for treatment but is not necessarily required between members of a species complex. With this perspective, some Fusarium species complexes with closely related members can be considered as a whole, increasing the success rate of correct identifications to 97%. The application of our user-friendly MALDI-TOF MS identification approach resulted in a dramatic improvement in both time and accuracy compared to identification with the conventional method. A proof of principle of our MALDI-TOF MS approach in the clinical setting using recently isolated Fusarium strains demonstrated its validity.
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Sanata B, Salam OA, Ibrahim S, Adama Z, Mamoudou C, Simplice KD, Jacques S, Robert GT, Christophe H. Digestive fungal flora in asymptomatic subjects in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2014; 4:659-62. [PMID: 25183337 DOI: 10.12980/apjtb.4.201414b27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify Candida species in asymptomatic subjects in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) by the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to February 2013 in Bobo-Dioulasso to collect fecal and urine specimens from voluntary donors. Fungal strains were isolated on Sabouraud dextrose agar and analyzed using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RESULTS A total of 135 samples including stools (78.5%, 106/135) and urine (21.5%, 29/135) were analyzed. The results revealed that fecal specimens contained mainly Candida krusei (C. krusei) (42.5%) followed by Candida albicans (29.3%), Candida glabrata (18.0%) and Candida tropicalis (C. tropicalis) (4.7%). C. krusei (34.6%) was also found to be the most frequently identified in urine samples followed by Candida albicans (27.0%), C. tropicalis (15.4%) and Candida parapsilosis. However, uncommon species such as Candida nivariensis, Candida kefyr, Candida norvegensis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida lusitaniae and Candida robusta were also identified from fecal and urines samples. CONCLUSIONS This study noted the emergence of species such as C. krusei, Candida glabrata, Candida parapsiolosis, C. tropicalis, Candida nivariensis, Candida norvegensis, and others. It is an imperative to take into account the existence of these species in the therapeutic management of patients in Bobo-Dioulasso.
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- Bamba Sanata
- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, University Hospital Sanou Souro, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Bacteriology-Virology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, University Hospital Sanou Souro, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Biomolecular Research Center Pietro Annigoni (CERBA/LABIOGENE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Biomolecular Research Center Pietro Annigoni (CERBA/LABIOGENE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Taxonomy and Clinical Spectra of Fusarium Species: Where Do We Stand in 2014? CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40588-014-0003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Barker AP, Horan JL, Slechta ES, Alexander BD, Hanson KE. Complexities associated with the molecular and proteomic identification of Paecilomyces species in the clinical mycology laboratory. Med Mycol 2014; 52:537-45. [PMID: 24687961 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myu001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Paecilomyces species are emerging fungal pathogens. Morphological identifications are complicated by similarities among the members of the P. variotii complex as well as to some Rasamsonia and Hamigera species. The purpose of this study was to compare matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) with molecular diagnostic standards (i.e., multilocus DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer regions 1 and 2, D1/D2 regions, and part of the β-tubulin gene) for the identification of Paecilomyces spp. encountered in two clinical mycology laboratories. A total of 77 clinical isolates identified morphologically as P. variotii (n = 21), P. lilacinus (n = 52), and Paecilomyces spp. not otherwise specified (n = 4) were included. In accord with the most recent taxonomy, all P. lilacinus isolates were confirmed as Purpureocillium lilacinum by both sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS. Fungi phenotypically resembling P. variotii or Paecilomyces spp. were identified by molecular techniques as P. variotii sensu stricto (n = 12), P. formosus (n = 3), P. dactylethromorphus (n = 3), Rasamsonia argillacea (n = 4), or R. piperina (n = 1) and at the genus level as an isolate of a Hamigera sp. and a Paecilomyces sp. There was 92.2% (71/77) agreement between the molecular and proteomic methods only after supplementation of the MALDI-TOF MS database with type strains. Paecilomyces variotii-like organisms required multilocus DNA interrogations for differentiation and account for all of the fungi whose identification was missed by MALDI-TOF MS. Overall, MALDI-TOF MS was a rapid and reliable alternative to multilocus sequencing. However, significant augmentation of the commercially available database was required to reproducibly identify this group of important human pathogens.
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- Adam P Barker
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Sugahara G, Kiuchi A, Usui R, Usui R, Mineshige T, Kamiie J, Shirota K. Granulomatous pododermatitis in the digits caused by Fusarium proliferatum in a cat. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 76:435-8. [PMID: 24200892 PMCID: PMC4013372 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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To the best of our knowledge, we present here the first report of a case
involving granulomatous pododermatitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum in
a 10-year-old female cat. A cutaneous mass developed on the foot-pad of the right hind
leg. Nodular granulomatous dermatitis with numerous macrophages and multinucleated giant
cells containing cytoplasmic fungal structures were revealed on histological examination.
Periodic acid-Schiff reaction and Fungi-Fluor staining clearly revealed irregular, septate
fungal hyphae englobed by macrophages and multinucleated giant cells. Polymerase chain
reaction and sequence analysis targeting three domains of the extracted fungal DNA
revealed 100% amplicon homology with F. proliferatum.
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- Go Sugahara
- Research Institute of Biosciences, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
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Chalupová J, Raus M, Sedlářová M, Sebela M. Identification of fungal microorganisms by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 32:230-41. [PMID: 24211254 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has emerged as a reliable tool for fast identification and classification of microorganisms. In this regard, it represents a strong challenge to microscopic and molecular biology methods. Nowadays, commercial MALDI systems are accessible for biological research work as well as for diagnostic applications in clinical medicine, biotechnology and industry. They are employed namely in bacterial biotyping but numerous experimental strategies have also been developed for the analysis of fungi, which is the topic of the present review. Members of many fungal genera such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium or Trichoderma and also various yeasts from clinical samples (e.g. Candida albicans) have been successfully identified by MALDI-TOF MS. However, there is no versatile method for fungi currently available even though the use of only a limited number of matrix compounds has been reported. Either intact cell/spore MALDI-TOF MS is chosen or an extraction of surface proteins is performed and then the resulting extract is measured. Biotrophic fungal phytopathogens can be identified via a direct acquisition of MALDI-TOF mass spectra e.g. from infected plant organs contaminated by fungal spores. Mass spectrometric peptide/protein profiles of fungi display peaks in the m/z region of 1000-20000, where a unique set of biomarker ions may appear facilitating a differentiation of samples at the level of genus, species or strain. This is done with the help of a processing software and spectral database of reference strains, which should preferably be constructed under the same standardized experimental conditions.
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- Jana Chalupová
- Department of Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 11, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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L'Ollivier C, Cassagne C, Normand AC, Bouchara JP, Contet-Audonneau N, Hendrickx M, Fourquet P, Coulibaly O, Piarroux R, Ranque S. A MALDI-TOF MS procedure for clinical dermatophyte species identification in the routine laboratory. Med Mycol 2013; 51:713-20. [PMID: 23611419 DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2013.781691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The conventional identification of dermatophytes requires a long turnaround time and highly skilled mycologists. We have recently developed a tandardized matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) assay to routinely identify molds of potential clinical significance. This study objective was to determine if this same assay could also be employed to identify clinical dermatophytes in the routine laboratory setting. The effects of the inclusion of cycloheximide in the culture medium and incubation time were tested after building a reference spectra library that included 48 well-characterized isolates of 17 dermatophyte species. Then these same isolates were prospectively identified using this library. MALDI-TOF MS-based identification was effective regardless of the presence of cycloheximide or incubation time as 130/133 (97.8%) of the clinical isolates were appropriately identified. Two Microsporum canis isolates yielded uninformative spectra and one M. audouinii isolate was misidentified. Since one only requires a small colony for MALDI-TOF MS analysis, accurate identifications were obtained in 3-6 days and, specifically, before the appearance of their characteristic morphological features. Consequently, identification turnaround time was dramatically reduced as compared to that needed for conventional morphological identification. In conclusion, this standardized MALDI-TOF MS-based identification procedure for filamentous fungi effectively identifies clinical dermatophyte isolates and drastically reduces the response times in the routine clinical laboratory.
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- Coralie L'Ollivier
- * Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Aix-Marseille Univ. , Marseille; AP-HM, CHU Timone , Marseille cedex 05
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Normand AC, Cassagne C, Ranque S, L'ollivier C, Fourquet P, Roesems S, Hendrickx M, Piarroux R. Assessment of various parameters to improve MALDI-TOF MS reference spectra libraries constructed for the routine identification of filamentous fungi. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:76. [PMID: 23565856 PMCID: PMC3691839 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background The poor reproducibility of matrix-assisted desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) spectra limits the effectiveness of the MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of filamentous fungi with highly heterogeneous phenotypes in routine clinical laboratories. This study aimed to enhance the MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of filamentous fungi by assessing several architectures of reference spectrum libraries. Results We established reference spectrum libraries that included 30 filamentous fungus species with various architectures characterized by distinct combinations of the following: i) technical replicates, i.e., the number of analyzed deposits for each culture used to build a reference meta-spectrum (RMS); ii) biological replicates, i.e., the number of RMS derived from the distinct subculture of each strain; and iii) the number of distinct strains of a given species. We then compared the effectiveness of each library in the identification of 200 prospectively collected clinical isolates, including 38 species in 28 genera. Identification effectiveness was improved by increasing the number of both RMS per strain (p<10-4) and strains for a given species (p<10-4) in a multivariate analysis. Conclusion Addressing the heterogeneity of MALDI-TOF spectra derived from filamentous fungi by increasing the number of RMS obtained from distinct subcultures of strains included in the reference spectra library markedly improved the effectiveness of the MALDI-TOF MS-based identification of clinical filamentous fungi.
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Bader O. MALDI-TOF-MS-based species identification and typing approaches in medical mycology. Proteomics 2013; 13:788-99. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2012] [Revised: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Oliver Bader
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and German National Reference Center for Systemic Mycoses; University Medical Center Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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Sendid B, Ducoroy P, François N, Lucchi G, Spinali S, Vagner O, Damiens S, Bonnin A, Poulain D, Dalle F. Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of medically-important yeasts in the clinical laboratories of Dijon and Lille hospitals. Med Mycol 2013; 51:25-32. [DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.693631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Murray PR. What is new in clinical microbiology-microbial identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: a paper from the 2011 William Beaumont Hospital Symposium on molecular pathology. J Mol Diagn 2012; 14:419-23. [PMID: 22795961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) offers the possibility of accurate, rapid, inexpensive identification of bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria isolated in clinical microbiology laboratories. The procedures for preanalytic processing of organisms and analysis by MALDI-TOF MS are technically simple and reproducible, and commercial databases and interpretive algorithms are available for the identification of a wide spectrum of clinically significant organisms. Although only limited work has been reported on the use of this technique to identify molds, perform strain typing, or determine antibiotic susceptibility results, these are fruitful areas of promising research. As experience is gained with MALDI-TOF MS, it is expected that the databases will be expanded to resolve many of the current inadequate identifications (eg, no identification, genus-level identification) and algorithms for potential misidentification will be developed. The current lack of Food and Drug Administration approval of any MALDI-TOF MS system for organism identification limits widespread use in the United States.
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- Patrick R Murray
- Scientific Affairs, Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems, Sparks, Maryland 21152, USA.
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Croxatto A, Prod'hom G, Greub G. Applications of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in clinical diagnostic microbiology. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2012; 36:380-407. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 581] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Kubesová A, Šalplachta J, Horká M, Růžička F, Šlais K. Candida “Psilosis” – electromigration techniques and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for phenotypical discrimination. Analyst 2012; 137:1937-43. [DOI: 10.1039/c2an15931g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Böhme K, Fernández-No IC, Barros-Velázquez J, Gallardo JM, Cañas B, Calo-Mata P. Rapid species identification of seafood spoilage and pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass fingerprinting. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2951-65. [PMID: 22009363 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The rapid identification of food pathogenic and spoilage bacteria is important to ensure food quality and safety. Seafood contaminated with pathogenic bacteria is one of the major causes of food intoxications, and the rapid spoilage of seafood products results in high economic losses. In this study, a collection of the main seafood pathogenic and spoilage Gram-positive bacteria was compiled, including Bacillus spp., Listeria spp., Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Carnobacterium spp. The strains, belonging to 20 different species, were obtained from the culture collections and studied by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). A reference library was created, including the spectral fingerprints of 32 reference strains and the extracted peak lists with 10-30 peak masses. Genus-specific as well as species-specific peak masses were assigned and could serve as biomarkers for the rapid bacterial identification. Furthermore, the peak mass lists were clustered with the web-application SPECLUST to show the phyloproteomic relationships among the studied strains. Afterwards, the method was successfully applied to identify six strains isolated from seafood by comparison with the reference library. Additionally, phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene was carried out and contrasted with the proteomic approach. This is the first time MALDI-TOF MS fingerprinting is applied to Gram-positive bacterial identification in seafood, being a fast and accurate technique to ensure seafood quality and safety.
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- Karola Böhme
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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Seyfarth F, Wiegand C, Erhard M, Gräser Y, Elsner P, Hipler UC. Identification of yeast isolated from dermatological patients by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Mycoses 2011; 55:276-80. [PMID: 21848605 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Species identification of yeasts is based on biochemical (e.g. API ID 32 C®, bioMérieux) and molecular biological approaches. As an alternative to DNA-dependent methods, mass spectral analysis based identification of micro-organisms has become increasingly recognized. In a number of studies, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been applied for the rapid classification and identification of micro-organisms. In this study, the applicability of MALDI-TOF MS for identifying yeasts isolated from dermatological patients was analysed and compared with the results from the API ID 32 C® system. Furthermore, sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the ribosomal DNA was employed as reference method. Candida (C.) albicans was isolated in 41.9% of all cases, C. parapsilosis in 20.3%, C. glabrata in 10.8%, and C. krusei in 6, 8.1%. Rarely isolated yeasts were Candida colliculosa, famata, guilliermondii, lusitaniae, and tropicalis as well as Geotrichum candidum, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Trichosporon mucoides. The MALDI TOF results were equal to the results gained by ITS sequence analysis in 94%, whereas API ID 32 C® provided the correct diagnosis in 84.3% (of all cases). This lower identification rate is mostly referable to frequent misidentifications of C. krusei as C. inconspicua/norvegensis,Candida tropicalis, or Geotrichum capitatum. In contrast, all C. krusei strains were correctly identified by MALDI TOF MS. In conclusion, species identification by MALDI-TOF MS was proven to be consistent with ITS sequence analysis; the technique has a resolving power comparatively as high as ITS sequence analysis.
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- Florian Seyfarth
- Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Casaregola S, Weiss S, Morel G. New perspectives in hemiascomycetous yeast taxonomy. C R Biol 2011; 334:590-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2011.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Welker M. Proteomics for routine identification of microorganisms. Proteomics 2011; 11:3143-53. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Update on the laboratory diagnosis of invasive fungal infections. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2011; 3:e2011002. [PMID: 21625306 PMCID: PMC3103235 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2011.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Recent advances in the management of patients with haematological malignancies and transplant recipients have paralleled an increase in the incidence of fungal diseases due to pathogenic genera such as Candida and Aspergillus and the emergence of less common genera including Fusarium and Zygomycetes. Despite availability of new antifungal agents these opportunistic infections have high mortality. Rapid and reliable species identification is essential for antifungal treatment, but detection of the increasing diversity of fungal pathogens by conventional phenotypic methods remains difficult and time-consuming, and the results may sometimes be inconclusive, especially for unusual species. New diagnostic techniques (e.g., 1,3-beta-d-glucan detection) could improve this scenario, although further studies are necessary to confirm their usefulness in clinical practice.
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Carneiro HA, Coleman JJ, Restrepo A, Mylonakis E. Fusarium infection in lung transplant patients: report of 6 cases and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2011; 90:69-80. [PMID: 21200188 PMCID: PMC3750960 DOI: 10.1097/md.0b013e318207612d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Fusarium is a fungal pathogen of immunosuppressed lung transplant patients associated with a high mortality in those with severe and persistent neutropenia. The principle portal of entry for Fusarium species is the airways, and lung involvement almost always occurs among lung transplant patients with disseminated infection. In these patients, the immunoprotective mechanisms of the transplanted lungs are impaired, and they are, therefore, more vulnerable to Fusarium infection. As a result, fusariosis occurs in up to 32% of lung transplant patients. We studied fusariosis in 6 patients following lung transplantation who were treated at Massachusetts General Hospital during an 8-year period and reviewed 3 published cases in the literature. Cases were identified by the microbiology laboratory and through discharge summaries. Patients presented with dyspnea, fever, nonproductive cough, hemoptysis, and headache. Blood tests showed elevated white blood cell counts with granulocytosis and elevated inflammatory markers. Cultures of Fusarium were isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage, blood, and sputum specimens.Treatments included amphotericin B, liposomal amphotericin B, caspofungin, voriconazole, and posaconazole, either alone or in combination. Lung involvement occurred in all patients with disseminated disease and it was associated with a poor outcome. The mortality rate in this group of patients was high (67%), and of those who survived, 1 patient was treated with a combination of amphotericin B and voriconazole, 1 patient with amphotericin B, and 1 patient with posaconazole. Recommended empirical treatment includes voriconazole, amphotericin B or liposomal amphotericin B first-line, and posaconazole for refractory disease. High-dose amphotericin B is recommended for treatment of most cases of fusariosis. The echinocandins (for example, caspofungin, micafungin, anidulafungin) are generally avoided because Fusarium species have intrinsic resistance to them. Treatment should ideally be based on the Fusarium isolate, susceptibility testing, and host-specific factors. Prognosis of fusariosis in the immunocompromised is directly related to a patient's immune status. Prevention of Fusarium infection is recommended with aerosolized amphotericin B deoxycholate, which also has activity against other important fungi.
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- Herman A Carneiro
- From Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Böhme K, Fernández-No IC, Barros-Velázquez J, Gallardo JM, Calo-Mata P, Cañas B. Species differentiation of seafood spoilage and pathogenic gram-negative bacteria by MALDI-TOF mass fingerprinting. J Proteome Res 2010; 9:3169-83. [PMID: 20408567 DOI: 10.1021/pr100047q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Species differentiation is important for the early detection and identification of pathogenic and food-spoilage microorganisms that may be present in fish and seafood products. The main 26 species of seafood spoilage and pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, including Aeromonas hydrophila, Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas spp., and Enterobacter spp. among others, were characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) of low molecular weight proteins extracted from intact bacterial cells by a fast procedure. From the acquired spectra, a library of specific mass spectral fingerprints was constructed. To analyze spectral fingerprints, peaks in the mass range of 2000-10 000 Da were considered and representative mass lists of 10-35 peak masses were compiled. At least one unique biomarker peak was observed for each species, and various genus-specific peaks were detected for genera Proteus, Providencia, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Shewanella, and Vibrio. Phyloproteomic relationships based on these data were compared to phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene, and a similar clustering was found. The method was also successfully applied for the identification of three bacterial strains isolated from seafood by comparing the spectral fingerprints with the created library of reference fingerprints. Thus, the proteomic approach demonstrated to be a competent tool for species identification.
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- Karola Böhme
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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Ciardo DE, Lucke K, Imhof A, Bloemberg GV, Böttger EC. Systematic internal transcribed spacer sequence analysis for identification of clinical mold isolates in diagnostic mycology: a 5-year study. J Clin Microbiol 2010; 48:2809-13. [PMID: 20573873 PMCID: PMC2916574 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00289-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The implementation of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing for routine identification of molds in the diagnostic mycology laboratory was analyzed in a 5-year study. All mold isolates (n = 6,900) recovered in our laboratory from 2005 to 2009 were included in this study. According to a defined work flow, which in addition to troublesome phenotypic identification takes clinical relevance into account, 233 isolates were subjected to ITS sequence analysis. Sequencing resulted in successful identification for 78.6% of the analyzed isolates (57.1% at species level, 21.5% at genus level). In comparison, extended in-depth phenotypic characterization of the isolates subjected to sequencing achieved taxonomic assignment for 47.6% of these, with a mere 13.3% at species level. Optimization of DNA extraction further improved the efficacy of molecular identification. This study is the first of its kind to testify to the systematic implementation of sequence-based identification procedures in the routine workup of mold isolates in the diagnostic mycology laboratory.
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- Diana E. Ciardo
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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The relevance of infections with moulds in humans is increasing. Relevant genera are Alternaria, Cladosporium, Scopulariopsis, and Fusarium. Fusarium thereby is characterized by typical makroconidia and special makroscopical features. Known as pathogen in plants the fungi can also cause intoxications and - more seldom - infections, mainly in immunosuppressed patients. Problematic are infections of the eye, which were described in users of contact lenses, they are difficult to treat. Manifestations of skin fusariosis are necroses, ulcerations, papulo-pustular skin lesions as well as abscesses and paronychia. In immuno-compromised patients, these circumscribed lesions can merge into generalized infections. Thus, systemical fusariosis is one differential diagnosis in neutropenic fever. Thereby, systemic fusariosis is often associated with generalized papular and nodular skin lesions, which tend to ulcerate. In some cases, these lesions may be surrounded by a targetoid erythema. Altogether, the prognosis of systemic fusariosis is not favourable. Thus, early diagnosis of the disease is crucial and requires especially the dermatologist as medical consultant.
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- F Seyfarth
- Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Dermatologie und dermatologische Allergologie, Deutschland.
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Fourier transform infrared as a powerful technique for the identification and characterization of filamentous fungi and yeasts. Res Microbiol 2010; 161:168-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Santos C, Paterson R, Venâncio A, Lima N. Filamentous fungal characterizations by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 108:375-85. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Can fungal biomarkers be used to improve antifungal therapy in the intensive care unit? CURRENT FUNGAL INFECTION REPORTS 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12281-009-0019-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for fast and reliable identification of clinical yeast isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:2912-7. [PMID: 19571014 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00389-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The clinical impact of severe infections with yeasts and yeast-like fungi has increased, especially in immunocompromised hosts. In recent years, new antifungal agents with different and partially species-specific activity patterns have become available. Therefore, rapid and reliable species identification is essential for antifungal treatment; however, conventional biochemical methods are time-consuming and require considerable expertise. We evaluated matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the rapid routine identification of clinical yeast isolates. A total of 18 type collection strains and 267 recent clinical isolates of Candida (n = 250), Cryptococcus, Saccharomyces, Trichosporon, Geotrichum, Pichia, and Blastoschizomyces spp. were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. The results were compared with those obtained by conventional phenotyping and biochemical tests, including the API ID 32C system (bioMérieux, Nürtingen, Germany). Starting with cells from single colonies, accurate species identification by MALDI-TOF MS was achieved for 247 of the clinical isolates (92.5%). The remaining 20 isolates required complementation of the reference database with spectra for the appropriate reference strains which were obtained from type culture collections or identified by 26S rRNA gene sequencing. The absence of a suitable reference strain from the MALDI-TOF MS database was clearly indicated by log(score) values too low for the respective clinical isolates; i.e., no false-positive identifications occurred. After complementation of the database, all isolates were unambiguously identified. The established API ID 32C biochemical diagnostic system identified 244 isolates in the first round. Overall, MALDI-TOF MS proved a most rapid and reliable tool for the identification of yeasts and yeast-like fungi, with the method providing a combination of the lowest expenditure of consumables, easy interpretation of results, and a fast turnaround time.
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