Scopulariopsis, a poorly known opportunistic fungus: spectrum of species in clinical samples and in vitro responses to antifungal drugs

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Dec;51(12):3937-43. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01927-13. Epub 2013 Sep 11.

Abstract

Ninety-nine isolates of clinical origin, tentatively identified as Scopulariopsis or Microascus, were morphologically and molecularly characterized by a combined analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the 28S rRNA gene and a fragment of the elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) sequences. The most prevalent species was Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (49.4%), followed by Scopulariopsis gracilis (14.4%), Scopulariopsis brumptii (7.2%), Microascus cinereus (5.2%), the Scopulariopsis candida species complex (3.1%), and Microascus cirrosus (2.1%). The most common anatomic sites of isolation were the respiratory tract (61.6%), superficial tissue (19.2%), and deep tissue or fluid samples (19.2%). The antifungal susceptibilities of the isolates to eight drugs were tested in vitro, with all the drugs generally showing poor activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Mycoses / epidemiology
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / genetics
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Fungal / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Scopulariopsis / classification
  • Scopulariopsis / drug effects*
  • Scopulariopsis / isolation & purification*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • RNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, ribosomal, 26S

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