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- Title
Onygenalean Fungi as Major Human and Animal Pathogens.
- Authors
Chaturvedi, Vishnu; de Hoog, G. Sybren
- Abstract
During the last two decades, many onygenalean pathogens were discovered, redefined, or re-classified from existing taxa into clusters of micro-species, among which the original genotypes often appeared to be uncommon and exceptional. The impact of these developments on the diagnosis and treatment of fungal diseases remains to be determined in most instances. This exciting collection of invited articles provides a full flavor of ongoing changes in the knowledge about taxonomy, genetics, ecology, epidemiology, and clinical spectra of human and animal pathogens classified in the order Onygenales. Recent developments have set the stage for an ambitious translational research agenda. Diagnostic mycology laboratories now need MALDI-TOF-MS spectra, PCR probes, and other specific tools to assist them in the rapid diagnosis of new species. Similarly, an educational set of type materials of new species needs to be readily available for enhanced expertise among the wider medical mycology community. As several new species were discovered retrospectively, it is crucial to expand the re-sampling to other fungal culture collections and archived paraffin tissues. Finally, clinical and laboratory investigations are needed to get an accurate assessment of the prevalence and impact of new pathogens as the cause of major fungal diseases.
- Subjects
MYCOSES; FUNGAL cultures; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; RAPID tooling; MYCOLOGY; FLAVOR
- Publication
Mycopathologia, 2020, Vol 185, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0301-486X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s11046-020-00428-x