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Original Article

Comparative study of a new Chrysosporium species with Histoplasma capsulatum

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Pages 105-114 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The Chrysosporium state of a new ascomycete, Renispora flavissima (Gymnoascaceae), resembles Histoplasma capsulatum in its macroconidial morphology. It was discovered growing in bat guano, from which it was readily isolated by direct plating of diluted soil, but only rarely from mice inoculated with soil suspensions. The fungus was consistently reisolated from tissues of mice inoculated intravenously and intraperitoneally with conidial and mycelial suspensions from cultures of the fungus. Nevertheless, there is no evidence that this species is pathogenic. Cultures grew at 37°C, but did not convert to a yeast form on agar media or within cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages. Although the hyphae and conidia of this fungus fluoresce when stained with H. capsulatum fluorescent antibodies, exoantigens of the fungus produce neither H nor M precipitin bands, thus differentiating it from H. capsulatum. Both H. capsulatum and the new Chrysosporium sp. demonstrate isozyme polymorphism, and isozymic differences have been discerned between the two species.

Zusammenfassung

Die Chrysosporium-Form eines neuen Ascomyceten, Renispora flavissima (Gymnoascaceae), gleicht Histoplasma capsulatum in der Morphologie der Makrokonidien. Diese Form wurde in Fledermaus-Guano gefunden und konnte leicht isoliert werden durch Inokulieren einer Bodensuspension, aber nur ausnahmsweise mit Hilfe boden-inokulierter Mäuse. Der Pilz konnte jederzeit wiederisoliert werden aus den Geweben von Mäusen, die intravenös oder intraperitoneal mit Konidien oder Myzelsuspensionen von Pilzkulturen inokuliert waren. Trotzdem scheint der Pilz nicht pathogen zu sein. Kulturen wachsen under 37°C, aber sie bilden auf Agarmedien oder in kultivierten Maus-peritoneum Makrophagen keine Hefe-form aus. Obwohl die Hyphen und Sporen von Chrysosporium nach Zugabe von fluoreszierenden Antokörpern von H. capsulatum fluoreszieren, bilden Exoantigene des Pilzes weder H noch M-Praezipitin-Bande und unterscheiden sich dadurch von H. capsulatum. Sowohl H. capsulatum wie Chrysosporium zeigen Isozym-polymorphismus und unterscheiden sich durch verschiedene Isozyme.

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