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Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia.

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Schell, WA; O'Donnell, K; Alspaugh, JA
Published in: Med Mycol
October 2011

This study reports on the discovery of heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis (formerly Rhizomucor variabilis var. variabilis) and it extends the range of this species from Asia to the United States. We report on a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis, involving the forearms of a cotton farmer from North Carolina, in which the infection was cured using amphotericin B therapy. Intraspecific crosses between the North Carolina strain DUMC 150.04 and M. irregularis CBS 103.93, the ex-type strain of R. variabilis var. variabilis from China, resulted in the formation of abundant fertile zygospores. By way of contrast, interspecific crosses between the North Carolina isolate and the ex-neotype strain of M. hiemalis NRRL 3624 resulted in the formation of putative azygospores by M. irregularis DUMC 150.04.

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Med Mycol

DOI

EISSN

1460-2709

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

49

Issue

7

Start / End Page

714 / 723

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygote
  • Spores, Fungal
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Rhizomucor
  • Phylogeny
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • North Carolina
  • Mucormycosis
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Middle Aged
 

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Schell, W. A., O’Donnell, K., & Alspaugh, J. A. (2011). Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia. Med Mycol, 49(7), 714–723. https://doi.org/10.3109/13693786.2011.568975
Schell, Wiley A., Kerry O’Donnell, and J Andrew Alspaugh. “Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia.Med Mycol 49, no. 7 (October 2011): 714–23. https://doi.org/10.3109/13693786.2011.568975.
Schell WA, O’Donnell K, Alspaugh JA. Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia. Med Mycol. 2011 Oct;49(7):714–23.
Schell, Wiley A., et al. “Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia.Med Mycol, vol. 49, no. 7, Oct. 2011, pp. 714–23. Pubmed, doi:10.3109/13693786.2011.568975.
Schell WA, O’Donnell K, Alspaugh JA. Heterothallic mating in Mucor irregularis and first isolate of the species outside of Asia. Med Mycol. 2011 Oct;49(7):714–723.
Journal cover image

Published In

Med Mycol

DOI

EISSN

1460-2709

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

49

Issue

7

Start / End Page

714 / 723

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygote
  • Spores, Fungal
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Rhizomucor
  • Phylogeny
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • North Carolina
  • Mucormycosis
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Middle Aged