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Molecular identification of Aspergillus fumigatus complex from lung transplant recipients using multilocus sequencing analysis (MLSA).
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ABSTRACT: Background
Aspergillus infection causes significant morbidity and mortality among lung transplant recipients (LTRs). It is primarily caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. Other closely related species belonging to the section Fumigati have also been found. These cryptic species are often misidentified as A. fumigatus. Thus, we used multilocus sequencing analysis (MLSA) of the calmodulin, β-tubulin, and hydrophobin gene sequences to identify these species and to determine the frequency with which they occur among LTRs.Methods
A total of 81 A. fumigatus isolates were initially isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid or sputum specimens collected from lung transplant patients. These isolates were then sub-cultured and genotyped using MLSA. Of these isolates, 53, 17, and 11 were isolated from double LTRs, single LTRs, and pre-LTRs, respectively.Results
All isolates (100%) carried DNA sequences identical to those of A. fumigatus reference strains and thus clustered in the same clade with A. fumigatus. Analysis of the MLSA data revealed that A. fumigatus species were the only species recovered in this population of LTRs. The MLSA results were consistent with those routinely obtained by conventional mycological procedures in the microbiology laboratory.Conclusions
A. fumigatus appears to be the primary causative agent of colonization or invasive aspergillosis among LTRs. No cryptic species were identified.
SUBMITTER: Dhabaan G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9603012 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Molecular identification of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> complex from lung transplant recipients using multilocus sequencing analysis (MLSA).
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada 20220224 1
<h4>Background</h4><i>Aspergillus</i> infection causes significant morbidity and mortality among lung transplant recipients (LTRs). It is primarily caused by <i>Aspergillus fumigatus.</i> Other closely related species belonging to the section <i>Fumigati</i> have also been found. These cryptic species are often misidentified as <i>A. fumigatus.</i> Thus, we used multilocus sequencing analysis (MLSA) of the calmodulin, β-tubulin, and hydrophobin gene sequences to identify these species and to det ...[more]
