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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 982-987, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.982-987.2005
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Identification and First Report of Inonotus (Phellinus) tropicalis as an Etiologic Agent in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease

D. A. Sutton,1* E. H. Thompson,1 M. G. Rinaldi,1,2 P. C. Iwen,3 K. K. Nakasone,4 H. S. Jung,5 H. M. Rosenblatt,6,7 and M. E. Paul7

University of Texas Health Science Center,1 Audie L. Murphy Division, South Texas Veterans' Health Care System, San Antonio,2 Baylor College of Medicine,6 Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas,7 University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska,3 Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, Wisconsin,4 Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea5

Received 1 July 2004/ Returned for modification 28 August 2004/ Accepted 7 October 2004

Although isolates of filamentous basidiomycetes can usually be recognized in a clinical laboratory setting, identification is problematic, as they seldom exhibit diagnostic morphological features formed in nature. This paper is the first report of Inonotus (Phellinus) tropicalis inciting human disease and describes the methods used to support the identification.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229-3990. Phone: (210) 567-4032. Fax: (210) 567-4076. E-mail: suttond{at}uthscsa.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 982-987, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.982-987.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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