Aspergillus calidoustus is a species of fungus in the section Ustus, which grows at 37 °C (formerly called A. ustus, a species that fails to grow at 37 °C) and exhibits high minimal inhibitory concentrations to azoles. It is considered an agent of opportunistic infection.[1][2][3]
| Aspergillus calidoustus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. calidoustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus calidoustus Varga, Houbraken & Samson
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Laboratory identification
editColonies can appear white and progress to brownish-yellow. Curved conidiophores and Hülle cells can be identified. The conidia are echinulated (spiny).
References
edit- ^ Patterson, Thomas (2015). "Chapter 259". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (8 ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.
- ^ Peláez, T; Alvarez-Pérez, S; Mellado, E; Serrano, D; Valerio, M; Blanco, JL; Garcia, ME; Muñoz, P; Cuenca-Estrella, M; Bouza, E (March 2013). "Invasive aspergillosis caused by cryptic Aspergillus species: a report of two consecutive episodes in a patient with leukaemia". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 62 (Pt 3): 474–8. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.044867-0. PMID 23161769.
- ^ Khan, Z; Ahmad, S; Joseph, L (September 2014). "Aerial prevalence of Aspergillus calidoustus isolates in and around a tertiary care hospital in Kuwait and assessment of their pathogenicity". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52 (9): 3402–5. doi:10.1128/jcm.01181-14. PMC 4313181. PMID 24920775.