Multilocus phylogeny and antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus section Circumdati from clinical samples and description of A. pseudosclerotiorum sp. nov.

Identifier:  imarina:5130787

Handle:  https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5130787

Authors:  Siqueira, J P Z; Sutton, D A; Gene, J; Garcia, D; Wiederhold, N; Peterson, S W; Guarro, J

Abstract:
A multilocus phylogenetic study was carried out to assess species identity of a set of 34 clinical isolates from Aspergillus section Circumdati from the USA, and to determine their in vitro antifungal susceptibility against eight antifungal drugs. The genetic markers used were ITS, BenA, CaM and RPB2, and the drugs tested were amphotericin B, itraconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole, anidulafungin, caspofungin, micafungin, and terbinafine. The most common species sampled was A. westerdijkiae (29.4%), followed by a novel species, which was described here as A. pseudosclerotiorum (23.5%). Other species identified were A. sclerotiorum (17.6%), A. ochraceus (8.8%), A. subramanianii (8.8%), and A. insulicola and A. ochraceopetaliformis with two isolates (5.9%) each. The drugs that showed the most potent activity were caspofungin, micafungin, and terbinafine, while amphotericin B showed the least activity. Copyright 2017 American Society for Microbiology.