TABLE 1.
Identification of 48 nonsporulating molds by ITS sequencing
| Source | ARUP identification (GenBank accession no.) | Identity (%) | Sequence length (bp) | Match length (bp) | No. of species with >98% homology | CDC identification | Microorganism classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | Inonotus cuticularis (AF237730) | 99.73 | 753 | 747 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Ceriporiopsis aneirina (AY219362) | 91.41 | 660 | 489 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Polyporus sp. (AF516545) | 94.43 | 659 | 646 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Scalp | Trichophyton verrucosum (AF168126) | 99.85 | 655 | 655 | 1 | Trichophyton verrucosum | Pathogen |
| Lung | Irpex lacteus (AB079265) | 99.69 | 651 | 651 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Sputum | Irpex lacteus (AB079265) | 99.85 | 650 | 648 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Bronchi | Pleurotus ostreatus (AY636055) | 99.53 | 644 | 640 | 5 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Bronchi | Oxyporus latemarginatus (AF232721) | 99.83 | 633 | 576 | 2 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Coprinus sp. (AF345808) | 98.08 | 625 | 624 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Potential pathogen |
| BAL | Pycnoporus sp. (AF363759) | 94.36 | 623 | 618 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Pycnoporus sp. (AF363759) | 94.35 | 619 | 618 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Sputum | Amauroderma subresinosum (AJ627583) | 91.16 | 612 | 611 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Ankle | Exophiala jeanselmei (AJ866273) | 99.67 | 608 | 607 | 4 | Exophiala sp. | Pathogen |
| BAL | Phellinus robinae (AY558646) | 99.17 | 607 | 603 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Trametes versicolor (AY309018) | 99.84 | 607 | 607 | 6 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Pycnoporus sp. (AF363759) | 93.73 | 606 | 606 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Hyphodontia flavipora (AF455399) | 99.48 | 603 | 572 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Schizophyllum commune (AF348142) | 99.33 | 603 | 597 | 1 | Schizophyllum commune | Potential pathogen |
| Sinus | Schizophyllum commune (AF348142) | 99.33 | 603 | 600 | 1 | Schizophyllum commune | Potential pathogen |
| BAL | Thanatephorus cucumeris (AF455463) | 99.00 | 600 | 599 | 2 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Sinus | Phlebia subserialis (AB084620) | 99.83 | 598 | 572 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Oxyporus latemarginatus (AF232721) | 99.83 | 592 | 573 | 2 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Bronchi | Schizophyllum commune (AY573544) | 99.66 | 588 | 588 | 1 | Schizophyllum commune | Potential pathogen |
| Sinus | Schizophyllum commune (AF348142) | 99.32 | 585 | 585 | 1 | Schizophyllum commune | Potential pathogen |
| Sinus | Schizophyllum commune (AF348142) | 99.32 | 584 | 584 | 1 | Schizophyllum commune | Potential pathogen |
| Scalp | Aphanoascus fulvescens (AF038357) | 99.13 | 575 | 575 | 2 | Aphanoascus sp. | Plant/soil |
| Toe | Lewia infectoriaa (AF397239) | 99.65 | 574 | 574 | 2 | Alternaria infectoriaa | Pathogen |
| Sputum | Eutypella scoparia (AF373064) | 99.48 | 573 | 573 | 1 | Eutypella scoparia | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Phlebia sp. (AY787680) | 81.75 | 572 | 572 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Lung | Phanerochaete chrysosporium (AF475147) | 88.93 | 572 | 572 | 0 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Bronchi | Oxyporus latemarginatus (AF232721) | 99.46 | 570 | 557 | 2 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Sputum | Arthrinium sp. (AY425967) | 100.00 | 570 | 570 | 2 | Arthrinium sp. | Plant/soil |
| Nail | Botryosphaeria obtusa (AY259094) | 99.82 | 564 | 560 | 2 | Coelomycete fungus | Plant/soil |
| Sinus | Myrothecium sp. (AJ619957) | 99.28 | 563 | 556 | 1 | Possible coelomycete fungus | Plant/soil |
| Sputum | Arthrographis cuboidea (AB213444) | 99.29 | 563 | 563 | 1 | Arthrographis sp. | Plant/soil |
| Skin | Aureobasidium pullulans (AY225167) | 99.82 | 559 | 556 | 1 | Aureobasidium pullulans | Pathogen |
| Bronchi | Phlebia subserialis (AB084620) | 99.66 | 558 | 588 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Lung | Ceriporiopsis sp. (AY781250) | 99.46 | 557 | 557 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Nail | Coniothyrium sp. (AY157492) | 100.00 | 542 | 516 | 2 | Coelomycete fungus | Potential pathogen |
| Other | Pestalotiopsis sp. (AF409979) | 99.08 | 541 | 541 | 10 | Pestalotiopsis sp. | Plant/soil |
| Pleural fluid | Botryosphaeria rhodinab (AY568635) | 100.00 | 537 | 504 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Potential pathogen |
| BAL | Oxyporus latemarginatus (AF232721) | 99.80 | 536 | 512 | 2 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Amanita tenuifolia (AF085492) | 99.39 | 517 | 494 | 1 | Filamentous basidiomycete | Plant/soil |
| Lung | Fusarium sp. (U61695) | 99.22 | 516 | 515 | 1 | Fusarium sp. | Pathogen |
| Nail | Pestalotiopsis sp. (AF409967) | 99.60 | 498 | 498 | 20 | Pestalotiopsis sp. | Plant/soil |
| BAL | Ajellomyces capsulatusc (U18363) | 100.00 | 485 | 467 | 1 | Histoplasma capsulatumc | Pathogen |
| Nail | Phialophora sp. (AF083206) | 96.98 | 430 | 464 | 1 | Phialophora lignicola | Pathogen |
| Scalp | Exophiala dermatitidis (AY213650) | 100.00 | 404 | 404 | 3 | Exophiala sp. | Pathogen |
a
Lewia infectoria teleomorph of Alternaria infectoria.
b
Botryosphaeria rhodina teleomorph of Lasiodiplodia theobromae.
c
Ajellomyces capsulatus teleomorph of Histoplasma capsulatum.