Identification and characterization of Daldinia eschscholtzii isolated from skin scrapings, nails, and blood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Daldinia eschscholtzii is a filamentous wood-inhabiting endophyte commonly found in woody plants. Here, we report the identification and characterization of nine D. eschscholtzii isolates from skin scrapings, nail clippings, and blood.

Methods

The nine isolates were identified based on colony morphology, light microscopy, and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-based phylogeny. In vitro antifungal susceptibility of the fungal isolates was evaluated by the Etest to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).

Results

The nine isolates examined were confirmed as D. eschscholtzii. They exhibited typical features of Daldinia sp. on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar, with white felty colonies and black-gray coloration on the rever

SUBMITTER: Ng KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5178343 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature