Morphology and Molecular Analysis of Moesziomyces antarcticus Isolated From the Blood Samples of a Chinese Patient.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To identify the pathogen causing fungemia in a Chinese patient and describe its morphological and molecular characterizes. Methods: Samples of central and peripheral venous blood were collected for blood culture. Morphology and drug sensitivities of the isolated yeast-like fungus were analyzed. rDNA sequencing and molecular phylogenetic analysis of the isolated strains were performed using DNAMAN and MEGA software. Results: A strain of yeast-like fungi was repeatedly isolated from blood samples of a Chinese patient. The isolates grew well on sabouraud medium broth plate. The colonies were smooth and round at 28°C, and were of rough surface and irregular shape at 35°C. Molecular phylogenetic trees constructed based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384246 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature