Author, as appears in the article.: Hoang MTV, Irinyi L, Chen SCA, Sorrell TC,, Meyer W ISHAM Barcoding of Medical Fungi Working Group
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Guarro Artigas, Josep
Keywords: dual barcoding system fungal dna barcoding identification internal transcribed spacer region invasive fungal diseases isham barcoding database Dual barcoding system Fungal dna barcoding Identification Internal transcribed spacer region Invasive fungal diseases Isham barcoding database Translational elongation factor 1? Translational elongation factor 1α
Abstract: Copyright © 2019 Hoang, Irinyi, Chen, Sorrell, the ISHAM Barcoding of Medical Fungi Working Group and Meyer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. Invasive fungal infections, such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, and cryptococcosis, have significantly increased among immunocompromised people. To tackle these infections the first and most decisive step is the accurate identification of the causal pathogen. Routine identification of invasive fungal infections has progressed away from culture-dependent methods toward molecular techniques, including DNA barcoding, a highly efficient and widely used diagnostic technique. Fungal DNA barcoding previously relied on a single barcoding region, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. However, this allowed only for 75% of all fungi to be correctly identified. As such, the translational elongation factor 1α (TEF1α) was recently introduced as the secondary barcode region to close the gap. Both loci together form the dual fungal DNA barcoding scheme. As a result, the ISHAM Barcoding Database has been expanded to include sequences for both barcoding regions to enable practical implementation of the dual barcoding scheme into clinical practice. The present study investigates the impact of the secondary barcode on the identification of clinically important fungal taxa, that have been demonstrated to cause severe invasive disease. Analysis of the barcoding regions was performed using barcoding gap analysis based on the genetic distances generated with the Kimura 2-parameter model. The secondary barcode demonstrated an improvement in identification for all taxa that were unidentifiable with the primary barcode, and when combined with the primary barcode ensured accurate identification for all taxa analyzed, making DNA barcoding an important, efficient and reliable addition to the diagnostic toolset of invasive fungal infections.
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Author's mail: josep.guarro@urv.cat
ISSN: 1664302X
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7839-7568
Record's date: 2023-02-18
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Papper original source: Frontiers In Microbiology. 10 (JULY): 1647-
APA: Hoang MTV, Irinyi L, Chen SCA, Sorrell TC,, Meyer W ISHAM Barcoding of Medical Fungi Working Group (2019). Dual DNA barcoding for the molecular identification of the agents of invasive fungal infections. Frontiers In Microbiology, 10(JULY), 1647-. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01647
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications