Aspergillus calidoustus

Aspergillus calidoustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. calidoustus
Binomial name
Aspergillus calidoustus

Aspergillus calidoustus is a species in the section Ustus, which grows at 37 °C (formerly called A. ustus, a species that fails to grow at 37 °C) and exhibits high minimal inhibitory concentrations to azoles. It is considered an agent of opportunistic infection.[1][2][3]

Laboratory Identification

Colonies can appear white and progress to brownish-yellow. Curved conidiophores and Hülle cells can be identified. The conidia are echinulated (spiny).

References

  1. Patterson, Thomas (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. (8 ed.). Ch 259: Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.
  2. Peláez, T; Alvarez-Pérez, S; Mellado, E; Serrano, D; Valerio, M; Blanco, JL; Garcia, ME; Muñoz, P; Cuenca-Estrella, M; Bouza, E (March 2013). "Invasive aspergillosis caused by cryptic Aspergillus species: a report of two consecutive episodes in a patient with leukaemia.". Journal of medical microbiology. 62 (Pt 3): 474–8. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.044867-0. PMID 23161769.
  3. Khan, Z; Ahmad, S; Joseph, L (September 2014). "Aerial prevalence of Aspergillus calidoustus isolates in and around a tertiary care hospital in Kuwait and assessment of their pathogenicity.". Journal of clinical microbiology. 52 (9): 3402–5. doi:10.1128/jcm.01181-14. PMC 4313181Freely accessible. PMID 24920775.
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