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<ref name=kane1997>{{cite book|last=Kane|first=Julius|title=Laboratory Handbook of Dermatophytes: A Clinical Guide and Laboratory Handbook of Dermatophytes and other Filamentous Fungi from Skin, Hair, and Nails|year=1997|publisher=Star Pub.|location=Belmont, CA|isbn=9780898631579}}</ref> |
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<ref name=kohno1999>{{cite journal|last=Kohno|first=J|author2=Sakurai, M|author3=Kameda, N|author4=Nishio, M|author5=Kawano, K|author6=Kishi, N|author7=Okuda, T|author8= Komatsubara, S|title=Production, isolation and biological properties of TMC-120A, B and C, novel inhibitors of eosinophil survival from ''Aspergillus ustus'' TC 1118 |journal=The Journal of antibiotics|date=October 1999|year=1999|volume=52|issue=10|pages=913–916|pmid=10604762}}</ref> |
<ref name=kohno1999>{{cite journal|last=Kohno|first=J|author2=Sakurai, M|author3=Kameda, N|author4=Nishio, M|author5=Kawano, K|author6=Kishi, N|author7=Okuda, T|author8= Komatsubara, S|title=Production, isolation and biological properties of TMC-120A, B and C, novel inhibitors of eosinophil survival from ''Aspergillus ustus'' TC 1118 |journal=The Journal of antibiotics|date=October 1999|year=1999|volume=52|issue=10|pages=913–916|pmid=10604762|doi=10.7164/antibiotics.52.913}}</ref> |
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<ref name=panakal2006>{{cite journal|last=Panackal|first=Anil A.|coauthors=Alexander Imhof,*‡ Edward W. Hanley, and Kieren A. Marr|title=''Aspergillus ustus'' infections among transplant recipients|journal=Emerging Infectious Disease |year=2006|volume=12|issue=3|pages=403–408}}</ref> |
<ref name=panakal2006>{{cite journal|last=Panackal|first=Anil A.|coauthors=Alexander Imhof,*‡ Edward W. Hanley, and Kieren A. Marr|title=''Aspergillus ustus'' infections among transplant recipients|journal=Emerging Infectious Disease |year=2006|volume=12|issue=3|pages=403–408|doi=10.3201/eid1203.050670}}</ref> |
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<ref name=RAPD>{{cite journal|last=Rath|first=P.-M.|author2=Petermeier, K.|author3= Verweij, P. E.|author4= Ansorg, R.|title=Differentiation of ''Aspergillus ustus'' strains by Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA|journal=Journal of Clinical Microbiology|date=1 June 2002|volume=40|issue=6|pages=2231–2233|doi=10.1128/JCM.40.6.2231-2233.2002}}</ref> |
<ref name=RAPD>{{cite journal|last=Rath|first=P.-M.|author2=Petermeier, K.|author3= Verweij, P. E.|author4= Ansorg, R.|title=Differentiation of ''Aspergillus ustus'' strains by Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA|journal=Journal of Clinical Microbiology|date=1 June 2002|volume=40|issue=6|pages=2231–2233|doi=10.1128/JCM.40.6.2231-2233.2002}}</ref> |
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Aspergillus ustus is a microfungus and member of the division Ascomycota. It is commonly found in indoor environments and soil.[1] Isolated cases of human infection resulting from A. ustus have been described; however the majority of these are nail infections.[2][3]
Identification and taxonomy
Morphology and physiology
Colonies of A. ustus appear dull brown sometimes with a purplish to grey brown or dark brown with a yellow to brown reverse side;[4][5][6] colonies are flat to furrowed often with a cental bump.[6] Microscopically, the fungus is characterized by elongated conidial heads with bent Hülle cells scattered throughout the pigmented mycelium.[6] The conidia are rough-walled and spherical, ranging in color from green to yellow-brown.[6][7] The vesicles range from 7–15 µm in diameter and are hemispherical to almost round.[6] Although A. ustus is able to grow at human body temperature, other species in this group, such as A. baeticus and A. pseudoustus, require relatively low temperature for growth and thus are unlikely to cause human infection.[7]
Secondary metabolites
Despite that A. ustus has long been recognized as a common soil-associated fungus, knowledge of its biochemistry remained poor until recently. One of the first metabolites to be isolated and characterized from this fungus, ustic acid (C11H7O7), reacts with Iron (III) chloride to form a deep purple-colored compound. Ustic acid has since been shown to occur in other fungi, notably closely related Aspergilli such as A. granulosus and A. puniceus.[6] Aspergillus ustus produce a number of other metabolites including autocystins (and versicolourins), austalides, a sterigmatocystin-like chemical, and nidulol. Some metabolites of A. ustus have antibacterial properties.[4] Metabolite chemistry has been shown to be useful for the taxonomy and identification of this fungus.[6]
Phylogenetic position
Like other members of the genus Aspergillus, the A. ustus group is affiliated with the family Trichocomaceae. A phylogenetic study of Aspergillus section Usti using morphology, secondary metabolite chemistry and gene sequencing (beta-tubulin and calmodulin) revealed 21 distinct species and showed an affiliation of the section with two teleomorph genera, Emericella and Fennellia.[8]
Ecology
Aspergillus ustus has been found on the surfaces of walls of caves and in indoor air of buildings[8] including hospitals,[3][9] soils and bat dung.[6] A sugarcane farm in Egypt was found to host A. ustus and other species of Aspergillus section Usti.[10] Aspergillus ustus is thought to have a world-wide distribution.[6] Species in the A. usti group have been isolated from caves (e.g., Aspergillus baeticus was isolated from the floors of the Grotto of the Marvels cave[11]).
Human infection
The most common clinical presentations of A. ustus infection involve onychomycosis and otitis media.[3] It only rarely found to cause serious infection (e.g., endocarditis, pneumonia, disseminated disease), typically as an opportunist in severely immunocompromised people, often secondary to immunosuppressive chemotherapy following hematopoietic stem cells transplant.[3] Mortality is high (50%) and survival is generally short (e.g., eight days).[12] The apparent recent increase in serious infections coupled with the propensity of this species to resist antifungal therapy has raised concern about A. ustus as an emerging agent of opportunistic fungal infection. However, the true incidence of A. ustus infection is very difficult to estimate based on challenges and inconsistencies with identifying this agent in the clinical setting, and the patchy nature of reporting. The fungus is thought to spread through air and water, and be passed on surfaces (where spores settle).[3]
Management and treatment
This species shows elevated resistance to antifungal drugs; however, four classes of drugs (itraconazole (a triazole), voriconazole, capsofungin and amphotericin B) demonstrate fungicidal effectiveness that is most pronounced in combination.[3][12] One promising regimen combines voriconazole and capsofungin.[3] Although disseminated infection carries a high mortality rate, the response of skin to treatment varies depending on the degree of drug susceptibility exhibited by the particular strain.[12]
References
- ^ Samson, R.A.; Hoekstra, E.S.; Frisvad, J.C. (2004). Introduction to Food and Airborne Fungi. Utrecht: Centraal Bureau voor Schimmelcultures.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rath, P.-M.; Petermeier, K.; Verweij, P. E.; Ansorg, R. (1 June 2002). "Differentiation of Aspergillus ustus strains by Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40 (6): 2231–2233. doi:10.1128/JCM.40.6.2231-2233.2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g Panackal, Anil A. (2006). "Aspergillus ustus infections among transplant recipients". Emerging Infectious Disease. 12 (3): 403–408. doi:10.3201/eid1203.050670.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Raistrick, H; Stickings, C. E (Jan 1951). "Studies in the biochemistry of micro-organisms. 82. Ustic acid, a metabolic product of Aspergillus ustus (Bainier) Thom & Church". Biochemistry Journal. 48 (1): 53–66.
- ^ Kohno, J; Sakurai, M; Kameda, N; Nishio, M; Kawano, K; Kishi, N; Okuda, T; Komatsubara, S (October 1999). "Production, isolation and biological properties of TMC-120A, B and C, novel inhibitors of eosinophil survival from Aspergillus ustus TC 1118". The Journal of antibiotics. 52 (10): 913–916. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.52.913. PMID 10604762.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (1 January 2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59 (1): 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12.
- ^ a b Krimitzas, Antonios; Pyrri, Ioanna; Kouvelis, Vassili N.; Kapsanaki-Gotsi, Evangelia; Typas, Milton A. (1 January 2013). "A phylogenetic analysis of Greek isolates of Aspergillus species based on morphology and nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences". BioMed Research International. 2013: 1–18. doi:10.1155/2013/260395.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Samson, R. A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J. C. (8 August 2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06.
- ^ Kane, Julius (1997). Laboratory Handbook of Dermatophytes: A Clinical Guide and Laboratory Handbook of Dermatophytes and other Filamentous Fungi from Skin, Hair, and Nails. Belmont, CA: Star Pub. ISBN 9780898631579.
- ^ Jackson, MP (February 1990). "Functional analysis of the Shiga toxin and Shiga-like toxin type II variant binding subunits by using site-directed mutagenesis". Journal of Bacteriology. 172 (2): 653–658. PMID 2404947.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Novakova, A.; Hubka, V.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.; Kolarik, M. (13 April 2012). "Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62 (Pt 11): 2778–2785. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.041004-0.
- ^ a b c Verweij, PE; van den Bergh, MF; Rath, PM; de Pauw, BE; Voss, A; Meis, JF. (May 1999). "Invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus ustus: case report and review". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37 (5): 1606–1609. PMID 10203536.