The polypore mushroom Irpex lacteus, a new causative agent of fungal infections.
Irpex lacteus, a wood-decaying basidiomycete, was isolated from a pulmonary abscess of an immunosuppressed child. This medical strain was compared morphologically and by sequencing of the ribosomal intergenic spacers with specimens from both culture collections and herbarium desiccated material. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B.
Buzina
Walter
W
Institute of Hygiene, Medical University Graz, Graz A 8010, Austria. walter.buzina@meduni-graz.at
Lass-Flörl
Cornelia
C
Kropshofer
Gabriele
G
Freund
Martin C
MC
Marth
Egon
E
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D000666:Amphotericin B