Open AccessIsolation of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus from the environment in the south-eastern USA
Author(s) -
Steven F. Hurst,
Elizabeth L. Berkow,
Katherine L. Stevenson,
Anastasia P. Litvintseva,
Shawn R. Lockhart
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx168
Subject(s) - aspergillus fumigatus , azole , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , fungicide , isolation (microbiology) , population , antifungal , medicine , botany , environmental health
Azole resistance in isolates of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus has been associated with agricultural use of azole fungicides. Environmental isolation of resistant isolates has been reported in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.
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