Strain Number: | UAMH 11584 |
Species Name: | Trichosporon asahii |
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Taxonomy: | FUNGI Basidiomycota, Tremellomycetes, Trichosporonales, Trichosporonaceae |
Strain History: | O. Heslop (F221D768; ICU-B) -> Abbott, S.P. (SA1512) -> UAMH |
Substrate: | specimen, female 44 yr with diabetes and thermal burns; same fungus isolated from facial wounds, sputum and meningeal swab; histopathology + for yeast cells and arthroconidia |
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Location: | JAMAICA Kingston, University of West Indies Mona Campus (GEO: 18.003,-76.75) |
Isolator: | O. Heslop (F221D768; ICU-B) |
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Date Received: | 2011-10-25 |
Characters: | CULTURE CONDITIONS API 20C profile # 2744734 // HUMAN/ ANIMAL PATHOGEN Disseminated trichosporonosis (meningitis and cerebral abscess) in a burn patient - Heslop OD, Nyi Nyi M-P, Abbott SP, Rainford LF, Castle DM, Coard KCM, J Clin Microbiol 49:4405-4408, 2011 |
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Pathogenic Potential: | Human: yes | Animal: no | Plant: no |
Biosafety Risk Group: | RG1 (check the PHAC ePATHogen Risk Group Database for updates) |
Regulatory Requirements: | Canadian requesters must provide PHAC Pathogen and Toxin License Number (see: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/laboratory-biosafety-biosecurity/licensing-program.html) and a CFIA Written Authorization for transfer (http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/date/d-12-03/eng/1432656209220/1432751554580#app2) prior to shipment. International requesters must provide all legally required importation documentation prior to shipment. Plant pathogenicity status may be verified by using the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Fungal Database |
MycoBank ID: | 415474 |