title: Aspergillus alabamensis, a new clinically relevant species in the section Terrei.
abstract: Phylogenetic analyses of sequences generated from portions of three genes coding for the proteins enolase (enoA), beta-tubulin (benA), and calmodulin (calM) of a large number of isolates within the section Terrei, genus Aspergillus, revealed the presence of a new cryptic species within this section, Aspergillus alabamensis. Most members of this new cryptic species were recovered as colonizing isolates from immunocompetent patient populations, had decreased in vitro susceptibilities to the antifungal drug amphotericin B, and were morphologically similar to but genetically distinct from Aspergillus terreus isolates.
authors.affiliation: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. fir3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: S Arunmozhi
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Balajee
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Baddley
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nickle
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: Angeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boey
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lass-Flörl
authors.forename: Jens C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Frisvad
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Samson
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D014404:Tubulin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase