Autor segons l'article: Giraldo, Alejandra; Sutton, Deanna A; Samerpitak, Kittipan; de Hoog, G Sybren; Wiederhold, Nathan P; Guarro, Josep; Gene, Josepa
Departament: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
Autor/s de la URV: Gené Díaz, Josepa / Guarro Artigas, Josep
Paraules clau: Life on land Life below water
Resum: Ochroconis is a dematiaceous fungus able to infect immunocompetent people. Recently, the taxonomy of the genus has been reevaluated, and the most relevant species, Ochroconis gallopava, was transferred to the new genus Verruconis. Due to the important clinical implications of these fungi and based on the recent classification, it was of interest to know the spectra of Ochroconis and Verruconis species in clinical samples received in a reference laboratory in the United States. A set of 51 isolates was identified morphologically and molecularly based on sequence analyses of the nuclear ribosomal RNA (nrRNA), actin, and β-tubulin genes. Verruconis gallopava was the most common species (68.6%), followed by Ochroconis mirabilis (21.5%). One isolate of Ochroconis cordanae was found, being reported for the first time in a clinical setting. The most common anatomical site of isolation was the lower respiratory tract (58.8%), followed by superficial and deep tissues at similar frequencies (21.6 and 19.6%, respectively). Interestingly, three new species were found, which are Ochroconis olivacea and Ochroconis ramosa from clinical specimens and Ochroconis icarus of an environmental origin. The in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of eight antifungal drugs against the Ochroconis isolates revealed that terbinafine and micafungin were the most active drugs.
Àrees temàtiques: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Microbiology (medical) Microbiology Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Farmacia Ensino Engenharias ii Enfermagem Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: josepa.gene@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-6195-9299
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-11-16
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Enllaç font original: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.02027-14
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Journal Of Clinical Microbiology. 52 (12): 4189-4201
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Giraldo, Alejandra; Sutton, Deanna A; Samerpitak, Kittipan; de Hoog, G Sybren; Wiederhold, Nathan P; Guarro, Josep; Gene, Josepa (2014). Occurrence of ochroconis and verruconis species in clinical specimens from the United States. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 52(12), 4189-4201. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02027-14
DOI de l'article: 10.1128/JCM.02027-14
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2014
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications