Trichosporon asahii Akagi ex Sugita et al., anamorph
Strain Designations
TIMM 1318 [Kobayashi-1]
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Antigenic Properties
serotype II
RefNishiura Y, et al. Assignment and serotyping of Trichosporon species: the causative agents of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis. J. Med. Vet. Mycol. 35: 45-52, 1997. PubMed: 9061585
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
Agent of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Morphology
After 2 weeks colonies are white, farinose at the center with a wide, dry, often finely zonate margin.? Arthoconidia are abundant, rectangular, mostly 2-3μm wide with rounded ends (3-4) x (4-7)μm.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 28: Emmons' modification of Sabouraud's agar
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Sequenced Data
No DNA sequencing was performed in house on this product.
Name of Depositor
M Ando
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--M Ando<<--K. Shimazu strain Kobayashi-1
Isolation
bird droppings, Kumamoto, Japan
References
Nishiura Y, et al. Assignment and serotyping of Trichosporon species: the causative agents of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis. J. Med. Vet. Mycol. 35: 45-52, 1997. PubMed: 9061585
Ando M, et al. Japanese summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis. 144: 765-769, 1991. PubMed: 1928946
Ando M, et al. Serotype-related antigen of Trichosporon cutaneum in the induction of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis: correlation between serotype of inhalation challenge-positive antigen and that of the isolates from patients' homes. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 85: 36-44, 1990. PubMed: 2299104
Nishiura Y, et al. Assignment and serotyping of Trichosporon species: the causative agents of summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis. J. Med. Vet. Mycol. 35: 45-52, 1997. PubMed: 9061585