PCR-RFLP assays for species-specific identification of fungi belonging to Scopulariopsis and related genera

Milena Kordalewska; Jolanta Kalita; Zofia Bakuła; Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska; Tomasz Jagielski

doi:10.1093/mmy/myy106

PCR-RFLP assays for species-specific identification of fungi belonging to Scopulariopsis and related genera

Abstract

Fungi of the Scopulariopsis genus, commonly found in the environment, are opportunistic pathogens that can cause various types of human infections. So far, no efficient molecular method has been developed for species differentiation among Scopulariopsis and related genera. In order to advance this field, we have evaluated performance of polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assays, based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and β-tubulin genes. The assays resulted in 2–10 restriction patterns, depending on the gene amplified and restriction enzyme applied. Pooled analysis of the patterns allowed to propose an algorithm, that can be successfully used for an accurate species-specific identification of 21 species of the Scopulariopsis-like fungi.

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Keywords

IDENTIFICATION, OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGENS, PCR, RFLP, SCOPULARIOPSIS

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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR

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MEDICAL MYCOLOGY no. 57, pages 643 - 648,
ISSN: 1369-3786

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English

Publication year:

2019

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Kordalewska M., Kalita J., Bakuła Z., Brillowska-Dąbrowska A., Jagielski T.: PCR-RFLP assays for species-specific identification of fungi belonging to Scopulariopsis and related genera// MEDICAL MYCOLOGY. -Vol. 57, iss. 5 (2019), s.643-648

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