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A novel dimorphic pathogen, Emergomyces orientalis ( Onygenales ), agent of disseminated infection
Author(s) -
Wang Peng,
Kenyon Chris,
Hoog Sybren,
Guo Lina,
Fan Hongwei,
Liu Hongrui,
Li Zhongwei,
Sheng Ruiyuan,
Yang Ying,
Jiang Yanping,
Zhang Li,
Xu Yingchun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/myc.12583
Subject(s) - dimorphic fungus , fungus , biology , pathogen , blastomyces , histoplasma capsulatum , blastomycosis , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , blastomyces dermatitidis , dermatology , medicine , immunology , histoplasmosis , yeast , genetics , botany
Summary A novel dimorphic fungus, Emergomyces orientalis sp. nov. a close relative of systemic pathogens in the family Ajellomycetaceae ( Blastomyces, Histoplasma ). The fungus is reported in a 64‐year‐old male from Shanxi, China. The patient developed disseminated skin lesions, productive cough with fever and showed nodular opacities in his left lung on chest radiography. The patient had no identified cause of immunodeficiency apart from type‐2 diabetes mellitus. Clinical, histopathological and mycological characteristics of the agent are given, and its phylogenetic position is determined with multilocus sequence data.