| blastobotrys serpentis sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of a trinket snake (elaphe sp., colubridae). | asporogenus yeast strains w113at and w113b were isolated from the intestine of a dead trinket snake. the two isolates showed 100% sequence similarity in the d1/d2 domain of the large-subunit (lsu) rrna gene, internal transcribed spacer (its) 1-5.8s rrna gene-its2 region and mitochondrial small-subunit rrna gene and the cytochrome oxidase ii gene sequence and also showed similar phenotypic characteristics. the nearest phylogenetic neighbors of w113at and w113b based on the sequence of the d1/d2 d ... | 2008 | 18284448 |
| invasive mycosis due to species of blastobotrys in immunocompromised patients with reduced susceptibility to antifungals. | cases of invasive mycosis due to blastobotrys serpentis and b. proliferans identified by sequencing in a preterm patient and a rhabdomyosarcoma patient, respectively, are reported. both species revealed elevated fluconazole and echinocandin mics by the clsi broth microdilution method. additionally, b. serpentis exhibited high amphotericin b mics, thus posing serious therapeutic challenges. | 2014 | 25165080 |