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País:  Netherlands
Título:  Unravelling species boundaries in the Aspergillus viridinutans complex (section Fumigati): opportunistic human and animal pathogens capable of interspecific hybridization
Autores:  Hubka, V.
Barrs, V.
Dudová, Z.
Sklenář, F.
Kubátová, A.
Matsuzawa, T.
Yaguchi, T.
Horie, Y.
Nováková, A.
Frisvad, J.C.
Talbot, J.J.
Kolařík, M.
Data:  2018
Ano:  2018
Palavras-chave:  Aspergillus felis
Aspergillus fumigatus
Invasive aspergillosis
Mating-type genes
Multispecies coalescence model
Neosartorya udagawae
Scanning electron microscopy
Soil fungi
Resumo:  Although Aspergillus fumigatus is the major agent of invasive aspergillosis, an increasing number of infections are caused by its cryptic species, especially A. lentulus and the A. viridinutans species complex (AVSC). Their identification is clinically relevant because of antifungal drug resistance and refractory infections. Species boundaries in the AVSC are unresolved since most species have uniform morphology and produce interspecific hybrids in vitro. Clinical and environmental strains from six continents (n = 110) were characterized by DNA sequencing of four to six loci. Biological compatibilities were tested within and between major phylogenetic clades, and ascospore morphology was characterised. Species delimitation methods based on the multispecies coalescent model (MSC) supported recognition of ten species including one new species. Four species are confirmed opportunistic pathogens; A. udagawae followed by A. felis and A. pseudoviridinutans are known from opportunistic human infections, while A. felis followed by A. udagawae and A. wyomingensis are agents of feline sino-orbital aspergillosis. Recently described human-pathogenic species A. parafelis and A. pseudofelis are synonymized with A. felis and an epitype is designated for A. udagawae. Intraspecific mating assay showed that only a few of the heterothallic species can readily generate sexual morphs in vitro. Interspecific mating assays revealed that five different species combinations were biologically compatible. Hybrid ascospores had atypical surface ornamentation and significantly different dimensions compared to parental species. This suggests that species limits in the AVSC are maintained by both pre- and post-zygotic barriers and these species display a great potential for rapid adaptation and modulation of virulence. This study highlights that a sufficient number of strains representing genetic diversity within a species is essential for meaningful species boundaries delimitation in cryptic species complexes. MSC-based delimitation methods are robust and suitable tools for evaluation of boundaries between these species.
Tipo:  Article / Letter to the editor
Identificador:  http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/652411

http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/657786
Formato:  application/pdf
Fonte:  Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi (1878-9080) vol.41 (2018) p.142
Direitos:  (c) Naturalis
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