A. Schmidt et Mh. Wolff, MORPHOLOGICAL-CHARACTERISTICS OF ASPERGILLUS-FUMIGATUS STRAINS ISOLATED FROM PATIENT SAMPLES, Mycoses, 40(9-10), 1997, pp. 347-351
The Aspergillus fumigatus group splits into the anamorphic A. fumigatu
s series and the teleomorphic Neosartorya fischeri series. The species
A. fumigatus Fresenius is the most common species within the ii. fumi
gatus series. Forty-seven clinical isolates out of the A. fumigatus gr
oup were obtained from patients with diseases such as localized and in
vasive aspergilloses or allergic disorders due to Aspergillus and were
mainly isolated from respiratory secretions. Isolates were studied co
ncerning macro-and micromorphological parameters. All isolates were sh
own to be isolates of the species A. fumigatus Fresenius. In general,
the macro-and micromorphological variability between the different iso
lates was low, Four isolates (DSM 10661, DSM 10662, DSM 10705, DSM 110
69) showed significant differences towards the type strain A. fumigatu
s Fresenius ATCC 1022; one Of these isolates was highly atypical (DSM
10705).