Polypore Mushroom Irpex lacteus, a New Causative Agent of Fungal Infections

Irpex lacteus, a wood-decaying basidiomycete, was isolated from a pulmonary abscess of an immunosuppressed child. This medical strain was compared morphologically and by sequencing of the ribosomal intergenic spacers with specimens from both culture collections and herbarium desiccated material. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005-04, Vol.43 (4), p.2009-2011
Hauptverfasser: Buzina, Walter, Lass-Flörl, Cornelia, Kropshofer, Gabriele, Freund, Martin C, Marth, Egon
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Zusammenfassung:Irpex lacteus, a wood-decaying basidiomycete, was isolated from a pulmonary abscess of an immunosuppressed child. This medical strain was compared morphologically and by sequencing of the ribosomal intergenic spacers with specimens from both culture collections and herbarium desiccated material. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.43.4.2009-2011.2005