title: Exoantigen test for the rapid identification of Exophiala spinifera.
abstract: Exophiala spinifera, one of the etiologic agents of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis, may be wrongly identified as Exophiala jeanselmei because of the morphologic similarity of the two species. A reagent containing a precipitin specific for E. spinifera was produced by absorbing antiserum to E. spinifera with E. jeanselmei serotype 1 antigen. Using this absorbed antiserum, we were able to correctly identify isolates of E. spinifera and differentiate them from those of Exophiala alcalophila, E. jeanselmei (serotypes 1, 2 and 3), Exophiala moniliae, Exophiala pisciphila, Exophiala salmonis, Phaeoannellomyces werneckii and Wangiella dermatitidis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Standard
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera