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DNA sequencing to clarify the taxonomical conundrum of the clinical coelomycetes
Author(s) -
ValenzuelaLopez Nicomedes,
CanoLira José F.,
Stchigel Alberto M.,
Guarro Josep
Publication year - 2018
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.12785
Subject(s) - dothideomycetes , biology , ascomycota , taxonomy (biology) , taxon , dna sequencing , phoma , botany , identification (biology) , evolutionary biology , zoology , genetics , dna , gene
Summary The taxonomy of the fungi that produce human infections and that develop asexual fruiting bodies in culture has become very complex. Recent molecular studies have produced dramatic changes in their classification. Currently, the coelomycetes traditionally included in Sphaeropsidales and Melanconiales are in fact distributed across at least three different classes of the Phylum Ascomycota. Approximately 1000 genera and 7000 species have been grouped in the classes Dothideomycetes , Leotiomycetes and Sordariomycetes and their proper identification can only be made by analysing their DNA sequences and comparing them with those corresponding to type strains available in the adequate databases. To facilitate this task for scientists and clinicians involved in the study of these complex, and every day more numerous taxa, we have updated the knowledge about the taxonomy of the commonest coelomycetes of clinical interest with the aim of improving their identification and antifungal treatment.