Table 1. Results of molecular identification of 136 clinical isolates of Aspergillus species from 11 hospitals in Korea.
| Identification by sequence analysis:* | N (%) of isolates of Aspergillus species | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITS | β-tubulin | Respiratory specimens | Ear specimens | Abscess/wound specimens | Body fluid specimens | Tissue specimens | Total |
| A. fumigatus complex | A. fumigatus | 43 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 56 (41.2) |
| A. lentulus† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.5) | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 58 (42.6) | |
| A. niger complex | A. niger | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5.1) |
| A. awamori† | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (11.0) | |
| A. tubingensis† | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 (7.4) | |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 (23.5) | |
| A. flavus complex | A. flavus/A. oryzae | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 (16.2) |
| A. tamarii† | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.5) | |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 (17.6) | |
| A. terreus complex | A. terreus | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 (11.0) |
| A. versicolor complex | A. sydowii† | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (3.7) |
| A. versicolor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (4.4) | |
| A. ustus complex | A. calidoustus† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) |
| Total | 79 (58.1) | 32 (23.5) | 17 (12.5) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (1.5) | 136 (100) | |
*Species complex identification was performed by sequencing the ITS region, and species identification was performed through partial sequencing of the β-tubulin gene; †Cryptic species identifiable by β-tubulin sequencing only.
Abbreviation: ITS, internal transcribed spacer.