Black grain eumycetoma due to Diaporthe ueckerae. Taxonomical update of previous agents of infections due to Diaporthe spp.

Abstract

A black-grain eumycetoma due to Diaporthe uekerae in a kidney transplant recipient is presented. The isolate was identified by using the newly available NCBI's curated database (rRNA_typestrains/ITS_RefSeq_Fungi) and the NCBI's GenBank + EMBL + DDBI + PDB + RefSeq database. The isolate's antifungal susceptibility was evaluated. The studied isolate showed low MIC values to the eight tested antifungals. Using this updated database, the identities of previous agents of Diaporthe spp. infections were revised.

Keywords

• Mycetoma
• Eumycetoma
• Diaporthe
• Black-grain