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Trichosporon asahii and Trichosporon inkin Biofilms Produce Antifungal-Tolerant Persister Cells [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Persister cells are metabolically inactive dormant cells that lie within microbial biofilms. They are phenotypic variants highly tolerant to antimicrobials and, therefore, associated with recalcitrant infections.
Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Ana Luiza Ribeiro Aguiar, Bruno Nascimento da Silva, Lívia Maria Galdino Pereira, Fernando Victor Monteiro Portela, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, José Júlio Costa Sidrim   +10 more
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Antifungal susceptibility profile of Trichosporon inkin: About three cases of White Piedra [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
Trichosporon spp. usually cause systemic or superficial infections. Three cases of White Piedra produced by Trichosporon inkin are described. The in vitro antifungal activity to fluconazole, amphotericin B, ketoconazole and caspofungin against the three ...
Carolina Zapata-Zapata, Ana María Giraldo-Galeano, Cris Rojo-Uribe, Laura Campo-Polanco, Juan Carlos Gómez-Velásquez, Ana Cecilia Mesa-Arango   +5 more
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Periprosthetic fungal infection of a hip caused by Trichosporon inkin [PDF]

Arthroplasty Today, 2018
An immunocompromised patient with a history of multiple hip implant revisions extended courses of empiric antibiotic treatment, and a retained metallic rod in the femoral medullary canal was transferred for diagnostic studies and treatment.
Federico José Burgo, MD, Diego Edmundo Mengelle, MD, Agustín Abraham, MD, Guillermina Kremer, MD, Carlos María Autorino, MD   +4 more
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of pathogen Trichosporon inkin (Trichosporonales: Trichosporonaceae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Trichosporon inkin was sequenced and assembled. The complete mitochondrial genome of T. inkin contained 22 protein-coding genes (PCG), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and 24 transfer RNA (tRNA ...
Qiaofeng Liu, Xin Wang
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White piedra: molecular identification of Trichosporon inkin in members of the same family [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
INTRODUCTION: White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon and characterized by nodules on hair shaft. METHODS: The authors report a family referred to as pediculosis.
Virgínia Bodelão Richini-Pereira, Rosângela Maria Pires de Camargo, Eduardo Bagagli, Silvio Alencar Marques   +3 more
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Trichosporon inkin meningitis in Northeast Brazil: first case report and review of the literature [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Trichosporon species may colonize the skin, respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract of human beings. The yeast is recognized as etiological agent of white piedra, a superficial mycosis.
Eveline Pipolo Milan, Walicyranison Plinio Silva-Rocha, Jéssica Jacinto Salviano de Almeida, Tatiane Uetti Gomes Fernandes, André Luciano de Araújo Prudente, Matheus Firmino de Azevedo, Elaine Cristina Francisco, Analy Salles de Azevedo Melo, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves   +9 more
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High-throughput sequencing and characterization of potentially pathogenic fungi from the vaginal mycobiome of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in estrus and non-estrus [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionThe giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) reproduction is of worldwide attention, and the vaginal microbiome is one of the most important factors affecting the reproductive rate of giant pandas.
Xiaoping Ma, Zhen Liu, Chanjuan Yue, Siwen Wang, Xinni Li, Chengdong Wang, Shanshan Ling, Ya Wang, Songrui Liu, Yu Gu   +9 more
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Fungi of the genus Trichosporon isolated from the skin in hospitalized patients [PDF]

Acta Mycologica, 2013
Fungi of the genus Trichosporon are widespread in the biosphere and are a frequent component of the skin mycobiota. They are opportunistic organisms that adopt a commensal lifestyle on the skin in healthy humans but can cause pathological changes ...
Maria Dynowska, Anna Biedunkiewicz, Elżbieta Ejdys, Ewa Sucharzewska, Małgorzata Rosłan   +4 more
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Current Knowledge of Trichosporon spp. and Trichosporonosis [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2011
Trichosporon spp. are basidiomycetous yeast-like fungi found widely in nature. Clinical isolates are generally related to superficial infections. However, this fungus has been recognized as an opportunistic agent of invasive infections, mostly in cancer ...
Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Guilherme Maranhão Chaves   +1 more
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Invasive Trichosporon Infection: a Systematic Review on a Re-emerging Fungal Pathogen [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Objectives: This review aimed to better depict the clinical features and address the issue of therapeutic management of Trichosporon deep-seated infections. Methods: We comprehensively reviewed the cases of invasive Trichosporon infection reported in the
Hennequin Christophe
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