title: Intercountry Transfer of Triazole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus on Plant Bulbs.
abstract: We investigated whether plants imported to Ireland from the Netherlands might harbor triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus. Samples of plant bulbs were positive for triazole-resistant A. fumigatus with CYP51A mutations. We hypothesize that this represents a route for intercountry transfer of an emerging resistance mechanism in a major opportunistic mold pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital.|Centre of Expertise in Mycology, Radboud University Medical Center/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ferry
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Niamh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pomeroy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital.|Centre of Expertise in Mycology, Radboud University Medical Center/Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jacques F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles
keywords: Aspergillus fumigatus; environment; intercountry transfer; triazole resistance