Abstract
Cutaneotrichosporon (Trichosporon) debeurmannianum is a rarely isolated yeast from clinical samples. Nine isolates of this yeast were identified from clinical samples within a period of 3 years from June 2012 to May 2015. These isolates were from blood and urine samples sent to a clinical mycology laboratory of a tertiary care hospital in Assam, North East India. Clinically, the patients were diagnosed as septicemia and urinary tract infection. The age of the patients ranged from 2 to 50 years. Identification was made by sequencing the ITS region of ribosomal RNA gene. Antifungal susceptibility test by disk diffusion method (CLSI, M44-A) showed all the isolates to be sensitive to fluconazole and voriconazole. Vitek 2 compact commercial yeast identification system misidentified this yeast as Cryptococcus laurentii and low discrimination Cryptococcus laurentii/Trichosporon mucoides. This species was originally named as Trichosporon debeurmannianum. In 2015, this yeast has been included into new genera Cutaneotrichosporon based on an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of identification of this species from blood and urine samples of clinically suspected cases. We are reporting these isolates because of their rarity in clinical samples. The pathogenic potential and epidemiological relevance of this yeast remains to be seen.
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Authors acknowledge the financial grant from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India (No.BT/234/NE/TPB 2011).
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Nath, R., Sargiary, P., Borkakoty, B. et al. Cutaneotrichosporon (Trichosporon) debeurmannianum: A Rare Yeast Isolated from Blood and Urine Samples. Mycopathologia 183, 585–590 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-017-0231-8
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