title: First record of Talaromyces udagawae in soil related to decomposing human remains in Argentina.
abstract: The morphologic features of Talaromyces udagawae Stolk and Samson are here described and illustrated. This teleomorphic Ascomycota fungus was isolated from soil obtained in Buenos Aires province (Argentina) from beneath a human cadaver in an advanced state of decomposition. After washing and serial dilution of the soil along with moist-chamber techniques for fungal cultivation, T. udagawae formed very restricted colonies of bright yellow color on different growth media with 8-ascospored asci. The ascospores were ellipsoidal and ornamented. The anamorphic state was not observed. Molecular-genetic techniques identified the species. The present record is the first of the species in Argentina, pointing it as a tool to identify soils where cadaver decomposition occurs.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Botánica C. Spegazzini, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET-CCT La Plata), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: ctranchida@conicet.gov.ar.
authors.forename: María C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tranchida
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Néstor D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Centeno
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología (BIOLAB)-CICBA-INBIOTEC-CONICET, Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Agronomía-UNCPBA, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sebastián A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stenglein
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Botánica C. Spegazzini, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CIC), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Marta N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Cabello
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D032901:Talaromyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Ascomycota; Cadaver decomposition; Descomposición cadavérica; Forensic potential; Hongos de suelo; Potencial forense; Soil fungi; Talaromyces udagawae