Abstract
Sporotrichosis is known to be endemic in the state of Assam, North-east India, which is situated in the Sub-Himalayan region. This disease is an acute or chronic infection caused by Sporothrix schenckii species complex which currently includes several species of clinical relevance such as Sporothrix brasiliensis, Sporothrix globosa, Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto, Sporothrix albicans, Sporothrix mexicana, Sporothrix pallida and Sporothrix luriei. S. globosa is the prevalent species in India. Eight culture-positive patients were diagnosed from suspected consecutive cases of two lymphocutaneous and six fixed cutaneous forms over a period of 4 years in a clinical mycology laboratory of a tertiary care centre in Eastern Assam. Phenotypic speciation was inconclusive using the criteria of Marimon et al. because of atypical growth pattern shown by the isolates. Our isolates showed good growth at 37°C ranging from 6 to 27 mm; four of the isolates showed growth of 11–27 mm unlike S. globosa strains reported earlier. Molecular identification was done by sequencing both the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the calmodulin (CAL) protein encoding gene (partial). All the isolates were identified as S. globosa. Molecular confirmation of species using ITS region and CAL protein encoding gene (partial) is necessary for isolates of S. globosa showing atypical biopatterns.
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