Mitochondrial cytochrome b gene analysis of Aspergillus fumigatus and related species.

ABSTRACT: Nucleotide sequences of 426 bp from the mitochondrial (mt) cytochrome b genes of six anamorph species and two species of Neosartorya teleomophs of Aspergillus section Fumigati were determined. These sequences were used to build nucleotide- and amino acid-based trees for phylogenetic analysis. Thirteen strains of A. fumigatus including 10 clinical isolates of A. fumigatus, 1 type culture of A. fumigatus var. fumigatus, 1 type culture of A. fumigatus var. ellipticus, and 1 strain of A. fumigatus var. albus, had the same nucleotide sequences. One strain of A. fumisynnematus, two strains labeled A. neoellipticus, two strains of A. viridinutans, and one strain of A. duricaulis had distinct nucleotide and amino acid sequences. Two strains of A. brevipes were divided into two types. One produced

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC86444 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature