| Strain Number: | UAMH 8046 |
|---|---|
| Species Name: | Talaromyces purpureogenus |
| Type: | |
| Synonyms: | Penicillium purpureogenum / Penicillium purpurogenum / Penicillium sanguineum / Penicillium vanilliae / Talaromyces purpurogenus |
| Taxonomy: | FUNGI Ascomycota, Eurotiomycetes, Eurotiales, Trichocomaceae |
| Strain History: | S.P. Abbott (SA-M248) -> Blaikie, K. -> UAMH |
| Substrate: | homemade rhubarb wine consumed by youths showing hepatotoxicity | Location: | CANADA Alberta, Magrath (GEO: 49.424,-112.869) |
| Isolator: | S.P. Abbott (SA-M248) |
| Isolation Date: | 1995-06-19 |
| Date Received: | 1995-06-28 |
| Characters: | HUMAN/ ANIMAL PATHOGEN acute toxicity to liver following ingestion of homemade rhubarb wine - Sigler, Abbott & Frisvad, ASM Annl Gen Mtg. Abstr. F22, 1996 // HUMAN/ ANIMAL PATHOGEN fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of moldy homemade rhubarb wine - American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Ann Mtg, Washington; DC 1997 // HUMAN/ ANIMAL PATHOGEN fulminant hepatic failure following ingestion of moldy homemade rhubarb wine - Richer L, Sigalet D, Kneteman N, Shapiro J, Jones A, et al. Gastroenterology 112: 4; A1366, 1997 // SYSTEMATICS/ TAXONOMY delimitation and characterization of Talaromyces purpurogenus complex - Yilmaz N, Houbraken J, Hoekstra ES, Frisvad JC, Visagie CM, Samson RA, Persoonia:29:39-54, 2012 // SYSTEMATICS/ TAXONOMY identified as Talaromyces purpurogenus on the basis of multilocus DNA sequence analysis. - fide S.W. Peterson 2015 // SYSTEMATICS/ TAXONOMY Penicillium crateriforme considered the correct name for the species producing rubratoxins |
| Compounds: | RUBRATOXIN B J.C. Frisvad, pers. comm. |
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| Pathogenic Potential: | Human: yes | Animal: no | Plant: no |
| Biosafety Risk Group: | RG2 (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) 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: | 585068 |
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