Maxillary sinusitis caused by medusoid form of Schizophyllum commune

Authors
Sigler, L Bartley, JR Parr, DH Morris, AJ
Citation
L. Sigler et al., Maxillary sinusitis caused by medusoid form of Schizophyllum commune, J CLIN MICR, 37(10), 1999, pp. 3395-3398
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3395 - 3398
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199910)37:10<3395:MSCBMF>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present a case of maxillary sinusitis in a diabetic female caused by the basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune. Identification of the isolate was hampered by its atypical features. Subcultures formed sterile medusoid structures from nonclamped mycelia until spontaneous dikaryotization result ed in the development of characteristic fan-shaped fruiting bodies. Identif ication was confirmed by the presence of spicules formed on the hyphae and by vegetative compatibility with known isolates.