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A human subcutaneous infection by Microascus ennothomasiorum sp. nov.

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    Identificador: imarina:5132687
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5132687
  • Autores:

    Brasch J, Beck-Jendroschek V, Iturrieta-González I, Voss K, Gené J.
  • Otros:

    Autor según el artículo: Brasch J, Beck-Jendroschek V, Iturrieta-González I, Voss K, Gené J.
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/es de la URV: Gené Díaz, Josepa
    Palabras clave: Taxonomy Scopulariopsis Phylogeny Granuloma Fungi Dermatomycosis phylogeny granuloma fungi dermatomycosis scopulariopsis
    Resumen: A 60-year-old woman presented with a nodular granulomatous skin lesion on her right thumb. It had developed after inoculation of a splinter of wood. Because it was resistant to various therapies, the nodule was finally excised. Complete healing followed this surgery and a melanised filamentous fungus with scopulariopsis-like morphology was recovered from the dermal tissue. Fitting with no known species, the fungus was subjected to extensive morphological, physiological and genetic investigations. It was characterised by resistance to cycloheximide, growth at 37°C, branched conidiophores with cylindrical annellides in brush-like groups producing dark conidia in basipetal chains, and cleistothecia with ellipsoidal to slightly reniform ascospores. Genetically it clustered in a well-supported clade together with Microascus (M.) brunneosporus, Microascus chinensis, Microascus intricatus, Microascus longicollis, Microascus micronesiensis and Microascus onychoides, but formed an independent branch distant from the other Microascus species. Based on its unique genetic characteristics and morphological findings, the isolate is proposed as a new species, Microascus ennothomasiorum. Morphologically it differs from its phylogenetically closest species by its branched conidiophores and ascomata with a peridium of textura intricata. Our observation once again emphasises that dermal granulomas can be caused by uncommon fungi; diagnostics should therefore include appropriate mycological investigations.
    Áreas temáticas: Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Mycology Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Infectious diseases General medicine Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Dermatology & venereal diseases Dermatology Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 09337407
    Direcció de correo del autor: josepa.gene@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0001-6195-9299
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-22
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/myc.12861
    URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Mycoses. 62 (2): 157-164
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Brasch J, Beck-Jendroschek V, Iturrieta-González I, Voss K, Gené J. (2019). A human subcutaneous infection by Microascus ennothomasiorum sp. nov.. Mycoses, 62(2), 157-164. DOI: 10.1111/myc.12861
    DOI del artículo: 10.1111/myc.12861
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2019
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Dermatology,Dermatology & Venereal Diseases,Infectious Diseases,Medicine (Miscellaneous),Mycology
    Taxonomy
    Scopulariopsis
    Phylogeny
    Granuloma
    Fungi
    Dermatomycosis
    phylogeny
    granuloma
    fungi
    dermatomycosis
    scopulariopsis
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Odontología
    Mycology
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Infectious diseases
    General medicine
    Farmacia
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Enfermagem
    Dermatology & venereal diseases
    Dermatology
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências agrárias i
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
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