From the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: New Species and Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature
3. Implications of Changes in Nomenclature for Medical Mycology
4. Recommendations for Nomenclature Changes in Medical Mycology
5. Species Complexes
6. Clinically Relevant Changes in Fungal Nomenclature and Current Controversies
7. Summary
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | Family | Order | Sites & Infections in Humans | Reference |
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Apophysomyces mexicanus | Saksenaeaceae | Mucorales | Necrotizing fasciitis | [31] |
Aspergillus citrinoterreus | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | Pulmonary infection | [32] |
Aspergillus suttoniae | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | Human sputum | [33] |
Aspergillus tanneri | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | Lung, gastric abscess | [34] |
Candida auris | Incertae sedis | Saccharomycetales | Various sites, candidemia | [35] |
Curvularia americana | Pleosporaceae | Pleosporales | Nasal sinus, bone marrow | [36] |
Curvularia chlamydospora | Pleosporaceae | Pleosporales | Nasal sinus, nail | [36] |
Emergomyces canadensis | Ajellomycetaceae | Onygenales | Pneumonia, fungemia | [37,38] |
Exophiala polymorpha | Herpotrichiellaceae | Chaetothyriales | Subcutaneous & cutaneous infections | [39] |
Paracoccidioides lutzi | Ajellomycetaceae | Onygenales | Various | [40] |
Rasamsonia aegroticola | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | Pulmonary infections | [41,42] |
Spiromastigoides albida | Spiromastigaceae | Onygenales | Lung biopsy | [43] |
New Name | Previous Name | Family | Order | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yeasts | ||||
Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans | Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans | Trichosporonaceae | Trichosporonales | [44] |
Candida duobushaemulonii | Candida haemulonii group II | Incertae sedis | Saccharomycetales | [45] |
Kluyveromyces marxianus | Candida kefyr | Saccharomycetaceae | Saccharomycetales | [46] |
Magnusiomyces capitatus | Blastoschizomyces capitatus/Geotrichum capitatum | Dipodascaceae | Saccharomycetales | [47] |
Meyerozyma guilliermondii | Candida guilliermondii | Debaryomycetaceae | Saccharomycetales | [48] |
Moulds | ||||
Blastomyces helicus | Emmonsia helica | Onygenaceae | Onygenalses | [33] |
Blastomyces parvus | Emmonsia parva | Onygenaceae | Onygenales | [33] |
Curvularia australiensis | Bipolaris australiensis | Pleosporaceae | Pleosporales | [49] |
Cuvularia hawaiiensis | Bipolaris hawaiiensis | Pleosporaceae | Pleosporales | [49] |
Curvularia spicifera | Bipolaris spicifera | Pleosporaceae | Pleosporales | [49] |
Lichtheimia corymbifera | Absidia corymbifera | Lichtheimiaceae | Mucorales | [50] |
Neocosmospora solani | Fusarium solani | Nectriaceae | Hypocreales | [51] |
Purpureocillium lilacinum | Paecilomyces lilacinus | Ophiocrodycipitaceae | Hypocreales | [52] |
Aspergillus thermomutatus | Neosartorya pseudofischeri | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | [53,54] |
Aspergillus udagawae | Neosartorya udagawae | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | [54] |
Rasamsonia argillacea | Geosmithia argilacea | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | [37] |
Scedosporium boydii | Pseudallescheria boydii | Microascaceae | Microascales | [55] |
Verruconis gallopava | Ochroconis gallopava | Sympoventuriaceae | Venturiales | [56] |
Talaromyces marneffei | Penicillium marneffei | Aspergillaceae | Eurotiales | [57] |
Current Name | Molecular Type | Proposed Name |
---|---|---|
Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii | VNI, VNII, VNB | Cryptococcus neoformans |
Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans | VNIV | Cryptococcus deneoformans |
Cryptococcus gattii | VGI | Cryptococcus gattii |
VGIII | Cryptococcus bacillisporus | |
VGII | Cryptococcus deuterogattii | |
VGIV | Cryptococcus tetragattii | |
VGIV/VGIIIc | Cryptococcus decagattii | |
Serotypes AD hybrid | VNIII | Cryptococcus neoformans x Cryptococcus deneoformans hybrid |
Serotypes DB hybrid | AFLP8 | Cryptococcus deneoformans x Cryptococcus gattii hybrid |
Serotypes AB hybrid | AFLP9 | Cryptococcus neoformans x Cryptococcus gattii hybrid |
Serotypes AB hybrid | AFLP11 | Cryptococcus neoformans x Cryptococcus deuterogattii hybrid |
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Wiederhold, N.P.; Gibas, C.F.C. From the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: New Species and Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature. J. Fungi 2018, 4, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040138
Wiederhold NP, Gibas CFC. From the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: New Species and Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature. Journal of Fungi. 2018; 4(4):138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040138
Chicago/Turabian StyleWiederhold, Nathan P., and Connie F. C. Gibas. 2018. "From the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: New Species and Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature" Journal of Fungi 4, no. 4: 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040138
APA StyleWiederhold, N. P., & Gibas, C. F. C. (2018). From the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: New Species and Changes in Fungal Taxonomy and Nomenclature. Journal of Fungi, 4(4), 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4040138