Polyphasic identification of three new species in Alternaria section Infectoriae causing human cutaneous infection.
Isabel Iturrieta-GonzálezIsabel Pujol-BajadorSimona IftimieDania GarcíaVanesa MorenteRosana QueraltMarcela Guevara-SuarezAna-Alastruey IzquierdoFrederic BallesterMargarita Hernández-RestrepoJosepa GenéPublished in: Mycoses (2019)
The ATPase gene is recommended as an alternative barcode locus to identify Alternaria clinical isolates in section Infectoriae. Our results reinforce the relevance of identification of Alternaria isolates at the species level and the necessity to carry out antifungal susceptibility testing to determine the most adequate drug for treatment.