Isolation and Characterization of a New Fungal Species, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, from a Mycotic Granuloma of a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-04, Vol.47 (4), p.1264-1268
• Main Authors: Rajeev, S, Sutton, D.A, Wickes, B.L, Miller, D.L, Giri, D, Van Meter, M, Thompson, E.H, Rinaldi, M.G, Romanelli, A.M, Cano, J.F, Guarro, J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animal mycoses; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Case Reports; Chrysosporium - classification; Chrysosporium - cytology; Chrysosporium - genetics; Chrysosporium - isolation & purification; Colubridae - microbiology; DNA, Fungal - chemistry; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes, rRNA; Granuloma - microbiology; Granuloma - veterinary; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Mycology; Mycoses; Mycoses - diagnosis; Mycoses - microbiology; Mycoses - veterinary; Phylogeny; RNA, Fungal - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Systematics
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01751-08

Isolation and characterization of the new species Chrysosporium ophiodiicola from a mycotic granuloma of a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta) are reported. Analysis of the sequences of different fragments of the ribosomal genes demonstrated that this species belongs to the Onygenales and that this species is genetically different from other morphologically similar species of CHRYSOSPORIUM: This new species is unique in having both narrow and cylindrical-to-slightly clavate conidia and a strong, pungent odor.