First record of Talaromyces udagawae in soil related to decomposing human remains in Argentina

STENGLEIN SEBASTIÁN ALBERTO; CENTENO NÉSTOR DANIEL; TRANCHIDA MARÍA CECILIA; CABELLO MARTA NOEMÍ; STENGLEIN SEBASTIÁN ALBERTO; CENTENO NÉSTOR DANIEL; TRANCHIDA MARÍA CECILIA; CABELLO MARTA NOEMÍ

REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGíA

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2016 vol. 48 p. 86 - 90

0325-7541

The morphologic features of Talaromyces udagawae Stolk and Samson are heredescribed and illustrated. This teleomorphic Ascomycota fungus was isolated from soil obtainedin Buenos Aires province (Argentina) from beneath a human cadaver in an advanced state ofdecomposition. After washing and serial dilution of the soil along with moist-chamber techniquesfor fungal cultivation, T. udagawae formed very restricted colonies of bright yellowcolor on different growth media with 8-ascospored asci. The ascospores were ellipsoidal andornamented. The anamorphic state was not observed. Molecular-genetic techniques identifiedthe species. The present record is the first of the species in Argentina, pointing it as a tool toidentify soils where cadaver decomposition occurs.