title: A case of onychomycosis caused by Aspergillus candidus.
abstract: Based on epidemiological studies, Aspergillus candidus has been demonstrated as an emerging fungal agent of toenail onychomycosis. Here we report a case of a toenail infection caused by A. candidus in a healthy 60-year-old woman. Based on macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the culture as well as nucleotide sequencing of 28S region, the causative agent was identified as A. candidus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Jamal
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaini
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shidfar
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moazeni
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Varamin, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noorbakhsh
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gheramishoar
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology & Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hossein Pour
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sassan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezaie
keywords: Aspergillus candidus; DNA sequencing; Onychomycosis