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J Clin Microbiol. 1987 November; 25(11): 2159-2162

Antigenic relationship between the animal and human pathogen Pythium insidiosum and nonpathogenic Pythium species.

Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.

ABSTRACT

Identification of the newly named pathogenic oomycete Pythium insidiosum and its differentiation from other Pythium species by morphologic criteria alone can be difficult and time-consuming. Antigenic analysis by fluorescent-antibody and immunodiffusion precipitin techniques demonstrated that the P. insidiosum isolates that cause pythiosis in dogs, horses, and humans are identical and that they were distinguishable from other Pythium species by these means. The immunologic data agreed with the morphologic data. This indicated that the animal and human isolates belonged to a single species, P. insidiosum. Fluorescent-antibody and immunodiffusion reagents were developed for the specific identification of P. insidiosum.

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