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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Two strains resembling the neurotropic fungus Ochroconis gallopava were isolated from hot spring river water (IFM 54738 and IFM 54739). The isolates showed optimal growth at 42 degrees C, while the maximum growth temperature was 49 degrees C, thus having temperature relationships similar to those of O. gallopava. Colonies were light olive green, with a color change to dark reddish brown after several passages, which was also observed in O. gallopava. Conidia were indistinguishable from those of O. gallopava. The antifungal susceptibility profile of the isolates was also similar to that of O. gallopava, except for a lower susceptibility to micafungin. The two isolates had 100% homologous rRNA genes including the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the D1/D2 region of the large subunit. The gene fragments, as O. gallopava, could be amplified with species-specific rDNA primers, and loop-mediated isothermal amplification designed for O. gallopava yielded positive results in the two isolates. However, homologies with O. gallopava in ITS and D1/D2 regions were 79.2 and 95.9%, respectively, widely exceeding generally accepted species boundaries. These differences were corroborated in virulence tested in experimental infection. The two isolates did not kill a mouse even until 28 days. However, mortalities of four O. gallopava strains ranged from 40 to 100%. The new isolates mainly affected the kidneys; whereas O. gallopava had a strong preference for the brain. We therefore propose a new species, Ochroconis calidifluminalis, for the two isolates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1573-0832
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
170
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Ascomycota, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-DNA, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-DNA, Ribosomal, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-DNA, Ribosomal Spacer, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Hot Springs, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Microbial Sensitivity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Mycoses, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Pigments, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Spores, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:20213501-Virulence
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Ochroconis calidifluminalis, a sibling of the neurotropic pathogen O. gallopava, isolated from hot spring.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. yaritak@office.chiba-u.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't