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Physiological characteristics and mycotoxins of human clinical isolates of Fusarium species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1999

YOSHITSUGU SUGIURA ,
JOHN R. BARR ,
DANA B. BARR ,
JOHN W. BROCK ,
CHERYL M. ELIE ,
YOSHIO UENO ,
DONALD G. PATTERSON ,
MORRIS E. POTTER  and
ERROL REISS
YOSHITSUGU SUGIURA
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 12 Ichigaya Funagawara-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
JOHN R. BARR
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, 30341, U.S.A.
DANA B. BARR
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, 30341, U.S.A.
JOHN W. BROCK
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, 30341, U.S.A.
CHERYL M. ELIE
Affiliation:
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, U.S.A.
YOSHIO UENO
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 12 Ichigaya Funagawara-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
DONALD G. PATTERSON
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, 30341, U.S.A.
MORRIS E. POTTER
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, 30341, U.S.A.
ERROL REISS
Affiliation:
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Thirty-three strains of Fusarium species from clinical sources including F. solani, F. oxysporum, F. moniliforme, F. proliferatum, F. subglutinans and F. chlamydosporum were examined for their physiological characteristics and mycotoxin production. Of this collection 29 exhibited growth at 37 °C and 21 were resistant to cycloheximide. Two strains of F. moniliforme and two strains of F. proliferatum produced fumonisins. No strains in this collection produced detectable amounts of trichothecenes. All 18 strains of F. solani tested produced the immunosuppressive agent cyclosporin A. The cyclosporin A-producing ability of clinical isolates of F. solani may influence their pathogenic potential.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 103 , Issue 11 , November 1999 , pp. 1462 - 1468
Copyright
The British Mycological Society 1999

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