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Takei S, Teramoto K, Fujimura J, Fujiwara M, Suzuki M, Fukui Y, Sekiguchi Y, Kawakami T, Chonan M, Wakita M, Horiuchi Y, Miida T, Naito T, Kirikae T, Tada T, Tabe Y. Isolation and identification of Wickerhamiella tropicalis from blood culture by MALDI-MS. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1361432. [PMID: 38510957 PMCID: PMC10953818 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1361432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Wickerhamiella is a genus of budding yeast that is mainly isolated from environmental samples, and 40 species have been detected. The yeast isolated from human clinical samples usually only contain three species: W. infanticola, W. pararugosa and W. sorbophila. In this study, we isolated W. tropicalis from a blood sample of a six-year-old female with a history of B-cell precursor lymphoblastic leukemia in Japan in 2022. Though the strain was morphologically identified as Candida species by routine microbiological examinations, it was subsequently identified as W. tropicalis by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA). The isolate had amino acid substitutions in ERG11 and FKS1 associated with azole and echinocandin resistance, respectively, in Candida species and showed intermediate-resistant to fluconazole and micafungin. The patient was successfully treated with micafungin. Furthermore, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) detected three novel peaks that are specific for W. tropicalis, indicating that MALDI-MS analysis is useful for rapid detection of Wickerhamiella species in routine microbiological examinations.
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- Satomi Takei
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of MALDI-TOF MS Practical Application Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of MALDI-TOF MS Practical Application Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Analytical & Measurement Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of MALDI-TOF MS Practical Application Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of MALDI-TOF MS Practical Application Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Microbiome Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of MALDI-TOF MS Practical Application Research, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Murata S, Mimura K, Kawamura T, Saito H, Ohno H, Tsujii E, Shinohara T, Miyazaki Y, Ohki T. Bloodstream infection caused by Wickerhamiella pararugosa in a patient with intestinal obstruction: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2024:S1341-321X(24)00049-7. [PMID: 38369124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2024.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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The fungus Wickerhamiella pararugosa (Candida pararugosa) has been detected in various human organs but has rarely caused bloodstream infections. This report presents a case of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) of W. pararugosa in an adult. A female patient in her 80s was admitted to our facility for intestinal obstruction caused by colorectal cancer. The patient's ability to consume food was hindered, necessitating the insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) into the internal jugular vein. On day 3 after admission, the patient developed a fever, prompting blood and CVC tip cultures to be performed. On day 5, yeast-like fungi were discovered in the blood cultures, and fosfluconazole (fluconazole [FLCZ] pro-drug) treatment was initiated. On day 8, yeast-like fungi were identified in both the blood and CVC tip cultures, leading to a diagnosis of CRBSI. The fungus was identified as W. pararugosa through biochemical and genetic characterization. This finding justified the use of micafungin (MCFG) for combination therapy. On day 17, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for FLCZ and MCFG were 4-8 and 0.06 μg/mL, respectively. Accordingly, the treatment was changed to monotherapy with MCFG. After a 21-day treatment regimen, the patient was discharged on day 31. We present a case of CRBSI caused by W. pararugosa in an adult with intestinal obstruction. The notable increase in the MIC of FLCZ necessitated monotherapy with MCFG, which resulted in successful recovery of the patient.
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- Satoshi Murata
- Department of Pharmacy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, 350-1305, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, 350-1305, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, 350-1305, Japan
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- Department of Fungal Infection, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Fungal Infection, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, 350-1305, Japan
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Nasri E, Vaezi A, Shelerangkon M, Rizi MH, Ghafel S, Abbasi K, Badali H, Fakhim H. Catheter-associated blood stream infections due to Candida pararugosa in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: A case report. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:891-895. [PMID: 37157053 PMCID: PMC10234983 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-00985-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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Infections caused by uncommon Candida species have dramatically increased in recent decades, mostly among hematological malignancies. This report aims to present a case of Candida pararugosa bloodstream infection, review previous cases with C. pararugosa infections, and provide a concise review of the clinical background, risk factors, and brief the management of infections. A 3-year-old boy with a history of acute myeloid leukemia was hospitalized in Omid Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. Two consecutive blood cultures were taken from the peripheral vein and port catheter; after that, empirically meropenem was administered. Candida pararugosa were isolated from blood-based on conventional and molecular assays. Furthermore, the antifungal susceptibility profiles of the isolate were determined, which exhibited resistance to fluconazole (8 μg/mL). Antifungal therapy with caspofungin and removing the patient's port led to a significant clinical improvement of the patient's conditions. So far, in the literature review, 10 cases of clinical C. pararugosa isolates were found, of which 5 patients had bloodstream infections. Most patients with C. pararugosa infection presented with specific underlying conditions, such as malignancy, sarcoma, surgery, and adult acute myeloid leukemia. Patients with indwelling catheters run a high risk of acquiring C. pararugosa bloodstream infection. Therefore, special consideration should be given to opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised individuals using catheters.
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- Elahe Nasri
- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Catheter-Related Sepsis by Candida pararugosa in an Adult Patient under Chemotherapy Regimen. Case Rep Infect Dis 2021; 2021:8858157. [PMID: 33747582 PMCID: PMC7954637 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8858157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Candida pararugosa is present in animals and humans in different organs and biological liquids, usually as a saprophyte. We report the case of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with de novo stage IV metastatic lobular breast cancer, carrying a central venous catheter (port-a-cath) and bilateral stents for perirenal infiltration by malignancy. During chemotherapy regimen, a febrile episode occurred, along with a high level of serum glucan. The port-a-cath was removed after blood collection for culture, which gave isolation of Candida pararugosa strains. Given high glucan level and the patient's frailty, empirical treatment with fluconazole was started with load-dose, 800 mg orally, at day 1 and, afterwards, with 400 mg daily for two weeks. The phenotype of susceptibility to antibiotics of the strain demonstrated lower minimal inhibitory concentration to fluconazole than that reported in the literature. The patient remained asymptomatic, and inflammation parameters showed normalization. Unfortunately, three weeks later, meningeal localization of cancer caused rapid deterioration and death.
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Ming C, Huang J, Wang Y, Lv Q, Zhou B, Liu T, Cao Y, Gerrits van den Ende B, Al-Hatmi AMS, Ahmed SA, Huang G, Bai F, de Hoog S, Kang Y. Revision of the medically relevant species of the yeast genus Diutina. Med Mycol 2019; 57:226-233. [PMID: 29635537 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myy001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Diutina (Candida) rugosa is emerging as a causative agent of human infections. Recently some close relatives have been described, that is, D. mesorugosa, D. pseudorugosa, and D. neorugosa, some of which have also been implicated in human infection. Phylogenetic relationships of 24 clinical isolates of the D. rugosa complex are reconstructed using multilocus sequence analysis of five housekeeping genes, supplemented with phenotypic studies of CandiSelect™ 4 Agar and nutritional physiology. Diutina mesorugosa could not meaningfully be distinguished from D. rugosa and is regarded as a synonym. Diutina neorugosa and D. pseudorugosa represent separate, distantly related species within the genus Diutina, but have as yet not been encountered in clinical settings.
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- Chunyan Ming
- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ibri Hospital, Ibri, Oman
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory for Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology and Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education and Department of Microbiology Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.,Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Candida pararugosa is a yeast that has been previously isolated in various human specimens. The first reported isolation was from human feces in 1998, with subsequent reports of positive cultures from the oral cavity where it was thought to represent colonization rather than true infection. Though it has been isolated from other human sites, its clinical significance and manifestations are poorly characterized. We report the case of a 39-year-old woman on parenteral hyperalimentation who developed post abdominal surgery sepsis and surgical wound necrotizing fasciitis. Candida pararugosa was isolated from two different blood cultures and the patient's clinical status improved after initiation of therapy with micafungin. Though it was not clear whether sepsis was driven by the candidemia or the necrotizing fasciitis or both, this report appears to be the first case of Candida pararugosa bloodstream infection described in an adult.
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- Guy El Helou
- Infectious Disease, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Perez MF, Contreras L, Garnica NM, Fernández-Zenoff MV, Farías ME, Sepulveda M, Ramallo J, Dib JR. Native Killer Yeasts as Biocontrol Agents of Postharvest Fungal Diseases in Lemons. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165590. [PMID: 27792761 PMCID: PMC5085023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Economic losses caused by postharvest diseases represent one of the main problems of the citrus industry worldwide. The major diseases affecting citrus are the "green mold" and "blue mold", caused by Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, respectively. To control them, synthetic fungicides are the most commonly used method. However, often the emergence of resistant strains occurs and their use is becoming more restricted because of toxic effects and environmental pollution they generate, combined with trade barriers to international markets. The aim of this work was to isolate indigenous killer yeasts with antagonistic activity against fungal postharvest diseases in lemons, and to determine their control efficiency in in vitro and in vivo assays. Among 437 yeast isolates, 8.5% show to have a killer phenotype. According to molecular identification, based on the 26S rDNA D1/D2 domain sequences analysis, strains were identified belonging to the genera Saccharomyces, Wickerhamomyces, Kazachstania, Pichia, Candida and Clavispora. Killers were challenged with pathogenic molds and strains that caused the maximum in vitro inhibition of P. digitatum were selected for in vivo assays. Two strains of Pichia and one strain of Wickerhamomyces depicted a significant protection (p <0.05) from decay by P. digitatum in assays using wounded lemons. Thus, the native killer yeasts studied in this work showed to be an effective alternative for the biocontrol of postharvest fungal infections of lemons and could be promising agents for the development of commercial products for the biological control industry.
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- María Florencia Perez
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Instituto de Microbiología, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Ayacucho 471 (4000), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Desarrollo e Investigación, SA San Miguel, Lavalle 4001, T4000BAB, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Desarrollo e Investigación, SA San Miguel, Lavalle 4001, T4000BAB, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
- Instituto de Microbiología, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Ayacucho 471 (4000), Tucumán, Argentina
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Arous F, Azabou S, Jaouani A, Zouari-Mechichi H, Nasri M, Mechichi T. Biosynthesis of single-cell biomass from olive mill wastewater by newly isolated yeasts. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:6783-6792. [PMID: 26662789 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5924-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the potential of newly isolated yeast strains Schwanniomyces etchellsii M2 and Candida pararugosa BM24 to produce yeast biomass on olive mill wastewater (OMW). Maximum biomass yield was obtained at 75% (v/v) OMW, after 96 h of incubation at 30 °C and 5% (v/v) inoculum size. The optimal carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio was in the range of 8:1 to 10:1, and ammonium chloride was selected as the most suitable nitrogen source. Under these conditions, a maximum biomass production of 15.11 and 21.68 g L(-1) was achieved for Schwanniomyces etchellsii M2 and Candida pararugosa BM24, respectively. Proteins were the major constituents of yeast cells (35.9-39.4% dry weight), lipids were 2.8-5% dry weight, and ash ranged from 4.8 to 9.5 % dry weight. Besides biomass production, yeast strains were also able to reduce toxicity and polluting parameter levels of the spent OMW-based medium. The practical results presented show that pH rose from initial value of 5.5 to 7.24-7.45 after fermentation. Approximately 23.1-41.4% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 15.4-19.2% of the phenolic compounds were removed. The removal of phenolic compounds was associated with their biodegradation and their partial adsorption on yeast cells.
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- Fatma Arous
- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Valorization, Security and Food Analysis, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Chao QT, Lee TF, Teng SH, Peng LY, Chen PH, Teng LJ, Hsueh PR. Comparison of the accuracy of two conventional phenotypic methods and two MALDI-TOF MS systems with that of DNA sequencing analysis for correctly identifying clinically encountered yeasts. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109376. [PMID: 25330370 PMCID: PMC4199611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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We assessed the accuracy of species-level identification of two commercially available matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) systems (Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS) and two conventional phenotypic methods (Phoenix 100 YBC and Vitek 2 Yeast ID) with that of rDNA gene sequencing analysis among 200 clinical isolates of commonly encountered yeasts. The correct identification rates of the 200 yeast isolates to species or complex (Candida parapsilosis complex, C. guilliermondii complex and C. rugosa complex) levels by the Bruker Biotyper, Vitek MS (using in vitro devices [IVD] database), Phoenix 100 YBC and Vitek 2 Yeast ID (Sabouraud's dextrose agar) systems were 92.5%, 79.5%, 89%, and 74%, respectively. An additional 72 isolates of C. parapsilosis complex and 18 from the above 200 isolates (30 in each of C. parapsilosis, C. metapsilosis, and C. orthopsilosis) were also evaluated separately. Bruker Biotyper system could accurately identify all C. parapsilosis complex to species level. Using Vitek 2 MS (IVD) system, all C. parapsilosis but none of C. metapsilosis, or C. orthopsilosis could be accurately identified. Among the 89 yeasts misidentified by the Vitek 2 MS (IVD) system, 39 (43.8%), including 27 C. orthopsilosis isolates, could be correctly identified Using the Vitek MS Plus SARAMIS database for research use only. This resulted in an increase in the rate of correct identification of all yeast isolates (87.5%) by Vitek 2 MS. The two species in C. guilliermondii complex (C. guilliermondii and C. fermentati) isolates were correctly identified by cluster analysis of spectra generated by the Bruker Biotyper system. Based on the results obtained in the current study, MALDI-TOF MS systems present a promising alternative for the routine identification of yeast species, including clinically commonly and rarely encountered yeast species and several species belonging to C. parapsilosis complex, C. guilliermondii complex, and C. rugosa complex.
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- Qiao-Ting Chao
- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department and Graduate Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Bruker Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department and Graduate Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Departments of and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Panelli S, Brambati E, Bonacina C, Feligini M. Diversity of fungal flora in raw milk from the Italian Alps in relation to pasture altitude. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:405. [PMID: 24024093 PMCID: PMC3765600 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The present paper explores the diversity of mycobiota inhabiting raw milk sampled at different altitudes (1400 m, 1800 m, 2200 m) from cows grazing Alpine pastures of Valle d’Aosta (North-Western Italian Alps). To this aim, multilocus sequencing was performed at barcodes commonly used for fungal identification (ITS1, D1/D2 domains of the 26S rRNA gene, and part of the β-tubulin gene). A total of 31 species were detected, most of them yeasts, followed by moulds and by 2 sequences of macroscopic fungi. Several yeasts and moulds were well-characterized inhabitants of the dairy environment, known to positively contribute to cheesemaking. Among these, Candida was the most represented genus with a tendency to cluster at the highest altitudes (6 over 8 observations at ≥ 1800 m), and Kluyveromyces marxianus the most abundant single species, retrieved at all altitudes. The environmental ascomycetous Atrotorquata lineata, never put in relation with food nor described outside North-America, was another species among those most frequently retrieved and was detected in 6 milks at 1400 and 1800 m. The remaining fungi, in general never reported in milk, were mostly environmental. Many of them resulted associated with plants as pathogens or symbionts. Finally, the highest sampled altitude yielded a significant fungal diversity (17 species). This work enlarges the knowledge of fungal consortia inhabiting raw milk and introduces microbial ecology among the altitude-dependent factors, in the composition of Alpine pastures, with the potential of shaping the properties of milks and cheeses, together with the already described physical, chemical and botanical variables.
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- Simona Panelli
- Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani, Località La Quercia, Rivolta d'Adda, (Cremona), 26027 Italy
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Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of the Candida rugosa species complex and proposal of the new species Candida neorugosa. J Clin Microbiol 2012; 50:2397-403. [PMID: 22553236 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00688-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Candida rugosa is a poorly known fungal species occasionally involved in human infections. A molecular analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 domains and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal genes of 24 clinical isolates phenotypically identified as C. rugosa demonstrated that only 10 (41.6%) isolates belonged to that species. The other isolates were identified as Candida pararugosa (41.6%) and Candida pseudorugosa (8.3%). The remaining two isolates, from human and equine infections, respectively, were clearly different from the others and represent a new species proposed here as Candida neorugosa. The closest species by D1/D2 sequences was the type strain of C. rugosa, with only 92.3% similarity. C. neorugosa can also be differentiated from all other species of the C. rugosa complex by phenotypic features. The eight antifungal drugs tested showed high in vitro activity against the 24 isolates included in the study.
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Identification and characterization of Dekkera bruxellensis, Candida pararugosa, and Pichia guilliermondii isolated from commercial red wines. Food Microbiol 2009; 26:915-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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