Rare arthroconidial fungi in clinical samples: Scytalidium cuboideum and Arthropsis hispanica

Mycopathologia. 2013 Feb;175(1-2):115-21. doi: 10.1007/s11046-012-9590-3. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Abstract

We report the presence of the two arthroconidial anamorphic fungi, Scytalidium cuboideum and Arthropsis hispanica, in clinical samples from the USA. Both fungi were morphologically and molecularly identified. The antifungal susceptibility of four isolates of A. hispanica and five of S. cuboideum to eight antifungal drugs is provided.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Ascomycota / classification
  • Ascomycota / cytology
  • Ascomycota / drug effects
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycoses / diagnosis*
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • RNA, Fungal / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • United States

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • RNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, ribosomal, 26S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HE965756
  • GENBANK/HE965757
  • GENBANK/HE965758
  • GENBANK/HE965759
  • GENBANK/HE965760
  • GENBANK/HE965761
  • GENBANK/HE965762
  • GENBANK/HE965763